Date of Award
6-1929
Document Type
Thesis - Restricted
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Dentistry
Abstract
In the past, Dentistry has been looked upon as a trade in which mechanical skill was the only requirement.
Extractions and restorations were the only operations expected of the dentist. If the dentist could make a good plate or place a nice filling his services were considered satisfactory. The present day system of education and research has changed the status of the dentist. He is no longer a mere tooth puller, but he is a scientifically educated man, whose field of service has been greatly widened. Due to the recognition of the focal infection, of oral manifestations of systemic diseases, and of oral manifestations of local diseases, the dentist has been forced to become a diagnostician. His duties are closely allied to those of the medical man. He must for the safety of bis patients be able to recognize the manifestations of a disease, and to either treat it or refer it to a medical man. Many dangerous diseases of infectious nature manifest themselves in the oral cavity. Among these, the one of greatest importance end most frequent occurrence is syphilis.
Recommended Citation
Lynch, T. F., "Syphilis in Dentistry" (1929). Master's Theses (1922-2009) Access restricted to Marquette Campus. 5751.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/theses/5751