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DR. DAVID kST HONORED

For h i s k n t i r i n g and succeseful e f f o r t s on behalf of the f l u o r i d a t i o n program, n o t only i n New York S t a t e b u t throughout t he country'! Dr, David k s t , New York State Dental Director has been made the r e c i p i e n t of the Hanrahan Wemorial A w a r d "presented b i enn ia l ly t o the ind iv idua l con t r ibu t ing the most t o o rgan i z e d dent i s t ry I t

The award was es tabz iehsd i n l&5 by t h e !jrorcester (Piassachusettc) D i s t r i c t Dental Society through the generos i ty o f EIr. Paul Hanrahan as a memorial t o his f a t h e r Dr. Timothy Hanrahan and h i s b ro the r D r . Raymond Hanrahan. Doctor k s t i s the f i r s t ind iv idua l l i v i n g outs ide of the Society d i s t r i c t t o receive the award - a gold medal - and was t h e unanimous choice of t he Soc ie ty ' s "Selective Board." The award was made a t a meeting on Apr i l 9, 1956.

In f e l i c i t a t i n g % c t o r A s t on this r i c h l y deserved honor the B u l l e t i n also wishes t o congra tu la te the Society f o r the good judgment shown by t h e i r selection of him.

WATCH IT

Inasmuch as one of i t s s t a t e d purposes i s that of opros ing f l u o r i d a t i o n g i a n t p lo t f raught wi th grave dangers t o general heal th" i t is urged t h a t as

close Etcrutinybe g iven t h e newly organized "National Health Federation." Reported i n the I4arch 156 issue of Medical Zconomics the organiza t ion has as additional ob jec t ives the scp-port of l e g i s l a t i o n tending t o e l imina te I' discrimination betveen c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s of l i censed hea le r s , the waging of war agains t the "gestapo ( inspec t ion) methods" of food and drug inspec tors and t o give [Ithe publ ic and t h e progress ive and non-medical professions. . . , . .a powerful, organized vo ice t o speak i n t h e i r behelf i n rnatters of hea l th , " According t o ldedical Tconomics the organiza t ion w i l l he headed by "g. twenty- seven-man board o f governors, ., . , ., ,packed with ch i roprac tors" and including a naturopath, a doctor of d i v i n i t y and a d e n t i s t .

Even tho ' never hea r ing of the Federation aga in would be too soon we suggest t h z t denta l h e a l t h personnel "watch i t . ' I