The 3.t Bloomington and Indianapolis faculty is arranged alphabetically within the various ranks, and includes individuals from the other schools of the University who teach in the School of Dentistry. BADERTSCHER, Ph.D., professor of anatomy and assistant to the dean of the School of Medicine in Bloomington. On June 1, 1925, the college was purchased by the state by act of the Indiana Legislature and became the Indiana University School of Dentistry.
The Indiana University Medical Center consists of the School of Medicine, the School of Dentistry, the Training School for Nurses, the Training Course for Social Work, the Robert W. The School is a member of the American Association of Dental Schools and complies with all of the recommendations of that Association. The children's clinic was established under the direct supervision of Colonel Messner, an alumnus of the School.
This is desirable only when absolutely necessary, as the schoolwork must be the first and greatest interest in the student's life. The library, located in the Dental Building, contains 4,823 books (January 1, 1941), covering all dental fields and related subjects. The creation of the Indiana University School of Dentistry Alumni Association has provided many privileges to dentists practicing in Indiana.
The purpose of the bulletin is to keep alumni informed of the school's activities and progress.
Special Course of Lectures
Requirements for Admission and Graduation
In any course, the minimum attendance for which credit is given or which entitles a student to the final examination is 85 percent of the time scheduled for instruction in that course. In case of serious personal illness, duly attested, during the school year, where a student's attendance does not fall below 75 per cent, he may be allowed to make up 10 per cent. of the required minimum 85 per cent. by systematic work during the holidays. under competent instruction at own expense. Such work must be carried out at the school and have the approval of the dean and the instructor responsible for the course.
The student will be penalized with double absentee grades for absences on the two days immediately preceding and one day immediately following a scheduled vacation. A grade below 60 is considered a failing grade and requires course repetition or additional work approved by the dean. The inability to pass an examination where a condition is waived constitutes a failure and prohibits the student's promotion to a higher position.
A student who takes a reexamination for the removal of a condition may not receive a grade higher than D. A student who fails to report for examination or fails to complete any part of the required work in any course will receive an incomplete. Failure to remove an incomplete or a condition grade within six months, to the full satisfaction of the instructor in charge and of the Dean, will constitute a failure.
No student may be permitted to re-examinate for the removal of a condition unless he presents to the instructor a receipt for payment of the re-examination fee. A student who has conditions or failure or both in subjects that make up more than 30 per cent. of the semester's scheduled hours, is dropped from his class. The Faculty reserves the right to terminate any student's connection with the School at any time for inappropriate conduct, gross immorality or lack of adequate progress in work, and in such circumstances no refund of fees will be made.
Students who do not achieve promotion as described herein must repeat all subjects in the lower grade with the students in that grade. No student will be promoted to advanced status unless he has the same number of hours and credits. Candidates for the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery must be twenty-one years of age, must be of good moral character, and must have been students of good conduct while in school, and have completed all the required work in the curriculum to the satisfaction - fraction of the faculty.
Courses in the School of Dentistry, 1941-42
The basics, indications and application of crown construction, correlated with laboratory technique. 128 hours). Lectures and clinical practice in the areas of oral examination, dental X-ray diagnostics, coordination of symptomatology, chart examination and anamnesis. A study of the principles of surgical procedures as applied to the removal of teeth and surgical treatment of oral diseases; considerations of surgical anatomy and clinical oral pathology associated with oral surgery.
The etiology, diagnosis, and surgical treatment of oral diseases, including neoplasms, impacted teeth, alveolar abscesses, deformities, cleft lip and palate, fractures and dislocations of the jaws, and other surgical conditions of the mouth. 64 hours.). A study of the growth and development of the human face; classification, etiology, prevention and correction of dentofacial anomalies. Course consists of the study of the principles of disease production in the human body.
Gross specimens and histological analyzes are used as tools to learn the common ways in which living tissues and organs of the body react to various injurious agents. Lectures which present a review of the problems of children's dentistry and the methods used to perform efficient operations for the child patient. Careful consideration is given to the nature of the supporting tissues of the teeth and the measures that can be taken to maintain their health.
Review of the principles taught in previous years, with special emphasis on instructing and correcting advanced forms of. 64 hours). A discussion of the most important drugs, their action on living organisms, and their practical applications in the treatment of diseases. This course is designed to provide the student with an understanding of the fundamental principles of surgery as applied to the mouth.
Lectures and clinical practice in all the various phases of complete and partial prosthetic appliances. This course includes a special consideration of the factors involved in the diagnosis, construction and maintenance of partial denture cases. 272 hours.). Terminology, physics of X-rays, manipulation of dental X-ray machines, dangers of X-ray examinations and X-rays, film processing and viewing methods, interpretation of radiographs and clinical diagnosis. 32 hours).
School of Dentistry Curriculum
List of Students, 1940-41