W.R.H.

Mallory Catlett.

The Forum

Articles for this department should be sent to Dr. William R. Humphrey,1232 Republic Bldg., Denver, Colo.

The Forum Department of the March issue of the Lniernaiionol Journal ofOrthodontia and Oral Surgery containe'd several articles relative to the initiationof orthodontic treatment. These remarks were contributed by Dr. Porter, Dr.Kemple, Dr. Anderson and Dr. Waldo. The editors of the Journal urge allreaders to engage in this discussion.

In re: The Oral Surgery Department of the International Journal

The interest manifest in oral surgery during the last fifteen years has in·creased to such an extent that it is almost impossible to get near enough to aclinician at any of our big clinics to see what he is doing.

Great progress has been made, both in diagnosis and in operative proceduresduring this time, and many of the leading men in our profession are specializingin oral surgery. Yet all this progress and interest have grown without the helpof an official journal which is so essential for such research and progress. Everybranch of medicine has its journal, which is accepted very enthusiastically.

Why not one for oral surgery as it relates to dentistry ~ I am delighted toknow that this goal is to be realized immediately. The International Journal ofOrthodontia has reestablished a department of oral surgery. Many of us remem­ber when we were subscribers to this Journal, but when it soon discontinued thesection devoted to oral surgery, we were greatly disappointed.

With a large group of capable teachers and specialists from whom to selectcorrespondents, the editors of this Journal should have no trouble in makingthis the most successful dental publication.

The need is great and the facilities are adequate.

Let's go. Let us give it our heartiest cooperation and enter our subscrip­tion at once.

The Truth About Chrome Alloy

Percy Norman Williams, of Tucson, Ariz., relates his experiences with stain­less steel in an article published in the December issue of the Journal of theAmerican Dental Association. Reprints of this article were distributed to theprofession by Baker and Company.

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