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INTERSTATE ASSOCIATIONS AND SOCIETIES RE-

LATING TO DENTISTRY.

[After R. L. Polk & Co.'s Dental Register of the United States.]
American Academy of Dental Science. Instituted 1867. "An
organization to promote the cultivation of the science and art of
dentistry; to sustain and elevate the professional character of
dentists; and to encourage mutual improvement, social inter-
course and good feeling." Meets first Monday of each month
(except July, August and September).
Connecticut Valley Dental Society. Organized November 10,
1863. Meets annually.
Lake Erie Dental Association. "Organized in August, 1864,
under the name of the ' Dental Association of Western New York
and Pennsylvania.' In October of the same year the name was
changed to the ' Dental Association of Southwestern New York
and Northern Pennsylvania.' In 1867 the name w as again
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changed to the ' Lake Erie Dental Association.'
Mississippi Valley Association of Dental Surgeons. Organ-
ized at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1844. Meets annually in Cincinnati,
Ohio, in March.
New England Dental Society. " The ' Merrimac Valley Den-
tal Association ' was organized in 1863. In 1873 the name was
changed to the 'Merrimac Valley Dental Society.' Again -in
1882, when it was found that there were members from all the
New England States, the name was changed to the New Eng-
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land Dental Society.' ' Meets annually in October at a place
fixed at the previous meeting.
Southern Dental Association. Organized at Atlanta, Ga., in

1869. Meets annually.
Southwestern Dental Society. Organized at Carthage, Mo.,
in 1880. Meets annually in August.