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Dental Anatomy, Physiology, Ethology, Medicine, Mechanical
Dentistry and Practical Operations.
The number of registered dentists in Japan is (June, 1893,)
about 210.
There are two dental schools in Japan. They are named
Takayama Shika Igako and Koyima Shika Igako. (Shika Igako
means Dental School.)
One dental society exists in Japan. It consists of dental sur-
geons and students.
A dental journal is published monthly. It contains reports
only of the dental society debates during the meetings. This
journal is printed in Japanese characters only.
Foreigners are allowed only in the open ports for business.
There are three or four European dentists in Yokohama.

JAVA.

(dutch east indies.)
Area of Dutch East Indies, 719,674 square miles. Population, 29,475,613.
Capital, Batavia; population, 101,274.
The following letter, for which we are indebted to the cour-
tesy of Consul W. Suermondt, explains the situation:
"Batavia, January 4, 1893.
"Herman Lennmalm, D. D. S., Rockford, 111.
"Dear Sir : In reply to your letter of November 11, I have the pleasure
to give you the following information concerning dentistry in this colony:
" Persons desiring to practice here must appear before a committee of
physicians and surgeons, and will thereupon receive a certificate, stating that
they are qualified for this profession. As the members of this committee are
not themselves dentists, they must base their decision chiefly on the general
medical education which the candidate may possess, without examining his
ability in extracting teeth or making artificial teeth.
"As to dental schools, they do not exist here.
"Actually, there are here for Java only two professional dentists, one a
Dutchman and one a Hungarian. Both reside at Batavia, but often travel over
the whole island, advertising beforehand dates and towns where they can be
consulted. As far as I can judge, they must have very satisfactory profits, but I
am not able to mention any figures. Still they have many competitors, prin-
cipally among Chinamen, who seem to be very skillful in making artificial
teeth.
" I have collected this information from my own physician, who is a man