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But on September 2, 1889, there was a convention at Helsing-
fors, at the office of Dr. S. C. Bensow, to which all dentists, at
that time practicing in Finland, were invited. On this occasion
it was decided to petition His Majesty, the Emperor, concerning
regulations for the practice of dentistry, and the education and
examinations of dentists in Finland. As a result a petition,
accompanied with plans and projects for the purpose, was pre-
sented to His Majesty November 26, 1889.
These propositions were sent to the Medical Board and to the
Medical Faculty of the University of Helsingfors, to be exam-
ined. The result appeared in 1891 as: "His Imperial Majesty's
gracious order, regarding the regulation of the dental education
in Finland. Issued at Helsingfors November 4, 1891."
The contents of this order or decree are as follows:
Section i. Instruction in the dental art shall be given at the
Medical Faculty of the Alexander University, and for this pur-
pose a professorship in dentistry shall be instituted. The yearly
compensation for this professor shall be 5,000 marks. This
instructor shall be appointed by the "University Consistorium,"
according to the proposition of the Medical Faculty, and his
duties shall be to instruct in the dental art, according to the Fac-
ulty's ruling, at the Polyclinic for Diseases of the Teeth, estab-
lished in connection with the Chirurgical Polyclinic at Helsing-
fors. This Polyclinic for Diseases of the Teeth shall be superin-
tended by the Professor of the Chirurgical Clinic, and for its
maintenance the yearly amount of 1,000 marks is appropriated.
Sec. 2. The complete course of dental instruction comprises:
a. Preliminary examination for the medical degree, or the
examination of Candidate of Philosophy, required for gaining a
"learned" degree in the Faculty of Medicine (as per the gracious
ordinances of June 6, 1883, and May 2, 1889).
b. Public examinations for the degree of Candidate of Den-
tistry, comprising examination in Anatomy, Physiology and
Materia Medica; said examination to be held before the respect-
ive medical faculties.
c. Practical service during the period of eighteen months in
a dentist's laboratory. Of these eighteen months, six months'
service is required after the student has passed examination as
Candidate of Dentistry; one year's attendance at the Policlinic
for Diseases of the Teeth, two months' attendance at the Sur-
gical Clinic and one month's attendance at the Syphilitic Clinic.