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Sections 2 and 3, which treat of the competency of candidates
for examination, and the qualifications required, are nearly as in-
complete. Section 2 provides that: " Any candidate who wishes
to avail himself of the privilege to practice dentistry shall make
an application for same to the Board of Health, in order to enter
for the examination, as is provided for in Section 3; and must
furnish proof, with his application, that he is of age and of good
moral character; and must certify that he has a certain degree of
knowledge of the anatomy of the human body sufficient for the
practice of dentistry; and that he has served as an assistant to a
dentist, and obtained requisite knowledge and facility in such

employment as dentistry requires; he shall show samples of arti-
ficial teeth; also certificates from two competent dentists that the
applicant has made this artificial specimen." Also in Section 3:
"Certificate for the practice of dentistry, which is also granted to
any woman, can be obtained at Stockholm from two physicians
and one dentist, appointed by the Board of Health for that pur-
pose. The former examine the applicant in anatomy and surgery,
and the latter in his proficency in the practice of dentistry."
It appears from the above section that women were privileged
to enter for the examination for dentist as early as i86i;but,
strange to relate, no lady availed herself of the privilege until
1889.
In order to remedy the above indefinite and vague construc-
tion of the law concerning the final, as well as the preliminary
examinations for dentist, a committee was appointed by the Den-
tal Society of Stockholm, February 2, 1862, to prepare and define
these qualifications. After considerable discussion and corre-
spondence, for which the space here is too limited to admit an
explanation, the Board of Health was finally instructed by the
Government, April 8, 1864, to prepare more definite ordinances,
to regulate the instruction and examination of dental students
and assistants. Thus urged, a circular was issued by the
Government Board of Health, October 25, 1866, in which the
respective qualifications for examination were more particularly
set forth and formulated. From this time on it is accordingly
required, in order to be accepted as a student, the same standard
of education as in the sixth class of a complete state college.
Examination for the "candidate" examination consisted partly in
practical work, such as the preparation of an artificial' case, ac-