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Fellowships and Teaching Aas is tan t - ships are available f o r a limited number of e;radwte students in the University o f Minnesota School of Dentistry. Stipends f o r these appointments range from $1200 t o $3600 per year and include tui t ion exemption. Graduate study program may be arran&d with a major in Orthodontics, Oral Pathology, Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine ( including Periodontia) , or Restorative Dentistry (Operative, Prosthetics, Pedodontia, or Tndodontia). The course in these areas vary in length from two to

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three years. An alternate program, in the baoic ociences {tith special reference t o dentistry, leads t o the Ph3 degree.

Persons interested in these appoint- ments should write f o r an information bul le t in and application form t o the Dean of the Gradubte School, Univer- s i t y of Minnesota, Mimeapolis 14, Minnesota.

STAT.E MZ2TING

The Michigan Association of Public Eealth Dentists and Dental Hygienists held 'a luncheon meeting on 'bpri l 17, 1951, i n Detroit, Michigan, w i t h Dr . Allen 0. Gruebbel, Secretary of the Council on Dental Health o f the American Dental Association as guest speaker. Dr. Gruebbel'e topic o f diocussion was Impact of a Dental Uume Plan on Public Health Practice.n

State o f Wew York. Dr. Dean has been one of the foremost exponent. o f the effect of fluorine on dent health,

The award w i l l be made at a dim given in h i s honor during the Dental Society's 83rd Annual Meet- ing on Sta t l e r , B u f f a l o , New York.

8, 1931, at the Hotel

Commenting on the presentation, Surgeon General Leonard A. Scheelr o f the Public Health Service said. "Dr. Dean's leadership has been greatly responeible for the expan- sion of dental research i n the Public Health Service. Early in h i s career as a young Public H a l t Officer, Dr. Deon recognized the need to consider dental health au part of the t o t a l P d l i c Health problem."

F L A S H

The Apr i l 26, 27, 28 meeting of the A.P.H.A. Southe& Branch at Biloxi, Mississippi, BBW the Dental Sec t ion conduct interesting sessions under the sk i l l fu l guidam of D r . Polly Ayers. A more detail report of the program w i l l appear in buguat Bulletin. Section off icers elected f o r ensuing year are:

Richard 0. Leonard, Chairmrn G l a d y s Eyrich, ' Vlce-Chairman A. H. Trithart, Secretary

For h i s contributions i n advancing the scienco and art of dentistry, D r . H. Trendley Dean, Director of the' Yat ional In s t i t u t e o f Dental Research, w i l l receive the ' J W V ~ ~ fellowship M e d a l from the Dental Society of the