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Ada President 1934-1935: Frank Monroe Casto, American Dental Association
Ada President 1934-1935: Frank Monroe Casto, American Dental Association
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Doctor Casto, of Cleveland, became the seventy-second president of the Association at the 1934 meeting in St. Paul. One of the matters discussed at the meeting was the widespread practice of radio advertising by dentists. Doctor Casto, a graduate of the Angle School of Orthodontia, established an orthodontic clinic at the Ohio State University Dental School. He practiced orthodontics in Cleveland and Columbus. At Western Reserve University Dental School, he was professor of orthodontics from 1904 to 1937 and dean from 1917 to 1937. He served as president of the American Society of Orthodontists in 1909. He was born in …
Ada President 1866-1867: Chauncy P. Fitch, American Dental Association
Ada President 1866-1867: Chauncy P. Fitch, American Dental Association
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Doctor Fitch, of New York City, was elected sixth president of the Association at the 1866 meeting in Boston. This was a seven-day meeting instead of the usual four. Part of the meeting was concerned with negotiations with the Goodyear company regarding the use of patented vulcanite material in dentures. Doctor Fitch held a Doctor of Medicine degree and maintained that dentistry was a specialty of medicine. In a paper delivered at the 1866 meeting, he said that dental education should consist of a "full curriculum of medical study" in addition to the dental courses. Doctor Fitch was one of …