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cording to a model furnished by the examiners, and partly in
oral examination, embracing:
{a) The General Principles for Prosthetic Dentistry, or for
making artificial teeth; and
(&) Elements in Physics and Chemistry.
When the candidate makes his application for the final dental
examination he must present the following certificates:
First. That he is twenty-one years of age, and of good moral
character;
Second. That he has the requisite knowledge of Anatomy,
and has completed his dissections;
Third. That he has passed the candidates' examination;
Fonrtli. That he has served at least six months as "assistant"
with a dentist, or in some institution recognized by the authorities.
The examination itself consists partly in preliminary practical
demonstrations, and partly in oral examination.
The practical examination is passed under the supervision of
a dentist appointed for one year as Examiner, and at such place
as he may appoint. It consists partly in the making of one com-
mon and one more complicated artificial case, made after im-
pressions taken by the candidate for examination, from two per-
sons selected by himself, needing artificial teeth; partly in oper-
ations of the teeth in general. The party to be examined must
procure and furnish his own instruments and the materials
needed.
The oral examination, when the already finished artificial
specimens shall have been examined and accepted by the Exam-
iners, embraces:
First. The Anatomy and Physiology of the Face, Teeth, and
the Entire Buccal Cavity;
Second. The Treatment of Diseases of the Teeth and Gums,
and the Preparation and Effect of the different Medicines used
in Dental Diseases;
Third. Knowledge of the Instruments used for Operating on
the Teeth, their Use, and other subjects pertaining to the Practice
of Dentistry.
The next progressive move in dentistry and the dental exam-
inations started in 1880. Already, in December, 1878, it was de-
cided by the Dental Society at Stockholm to make an application
to the King that the "Maturity" examination (corresponding to
the degree of Master of Arts in the United States) be made