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158. American Dairy Science Association, 32 



Ridgeway Circle, White Plains, N. Y. Presi- 

 dent : R. E. Hodgson, U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture, Animal Husbandry Research 

 Division, Beltsville, Md. Term expires July 

 1, 1961. Executive Secretary: H. F. Judkins. 

 Term expires July 1, 1961. 



History: Organized in 1906. Divisions: East- 

 ern, Southern, Western. 



Purpose: To advance the general welfare of 

 the dairy industry by instruction in dairy science, 

 the stimulation of scientific research, and im- 

 provement in the methods of conducting exten- 

 sion work. 



Membership: Those who have had technical 

 college training in dairying or in allied fields or 

 are filling a responsible position requiring some 

 technical knowledge of dairy science. Total 

 membership 2,550. 



Meetings : Annual . 



Professional activities: Two Student Affiliate 

 Awards for best scientific papers at annual 

 meeting. One Student Affiliate Award for best 

 exhibit of activities at Annual Meeting. 



Publications: Journal of Dairy Science, 

 monthly, current volume : 43, $15, members 

 $10. Editor : E. O. Herreid, University of 

 Illinois. 



1 59. American Dental Assistants Association, 



410 First National Bank Building. La Porte, 

 Ind. President: Mrs. Joy Phillips, 3041 West 

 Pierson, Phoenix, Ariz. Term expires October 

 20, 1960. Executive Secretary: Mrs. Elma 

 Troutman. Term indefinite. 



History: During the 1923 meeting of the 

 American Dental Association in Cleveland, Ohio, 

 a small group of dental assistants, led by Juliette 

 A. Southard, took the initial step to organize 

 the American Dental Assistants Association. 

 Organization was completed in Dallas, Texas 

 November 13, 1924 and the Association was 

 incorporated in 1925. 



Purpose: To aid in the advancement and ele- 

 vation of the dental profession by encouraging 

 persons in the dental assistants vocation to form 

 societies whereby they may secure the educa- 

 tional advantages of lectures, clinical demon- 

 strations, discussions, and instructions in the 

 details of their duties. 



Membership: Active, high school graduate 

 or its equivalent, employed in an ethical dental 

 office, clinic, hospital, or institution, or instructor 

 of dental assisting, and affiliated through a local 

 and State association ; Independent, dental as- 

 sistants eligible for active membership who are 

 employed in localities where no local society 

 exists ; Associate, former active members of 

 the Association who have discontinued their 

 work in dental offices ; Student, high school 



graduates enrolled in dental assistant courses 

 of one or more years in schools or colleges ap- 

 proved by the Association; Life, granted to 

 those members who have maintained active, 

 continuous membership for a period of twenty- 

 five years ; Honorary, may be conferred upon 

 members of the dental profession and others of 

 distinction who have aided in the promotion and 

 welfare of dental assistants. Total membership 

 10,000. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Juliette A. Southard 

 Scholarship Award, two $100 awards given 

 each year to the students judged by the Scholar- 

 ship Committee as being the most deserving. 

 Relief Trust ; Annual Trophy Awards for 

 Clinics ; Best Educational Essay. 



Publications: The Dental Assistant, bi- 

 monthly, current volume : 29, $3. Editor : 

 Mrs. Violet Crowley. 



160. American Dental Association, 222 East 

 Superior Street, Chicago 11, 111. President: 

 Paul H. Jeserich, School of Dentistry, L^ni- 

 versity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. Term 

 expires October 1960. Secretary: Harold 

 Hillenbrand. Term expires 1962. 



History: Organized August 18, 1840 as 

 American Society of Dental Surgeons, and ad- 

 journed sine die August 6, 1856. The American 

 Dental Convention was organized August 2, 

 1855 and terminated about 1882. On August 3, 

 1859, at Niagara Falls, New York, twenty-six 

 delegates representing eight local societies and 

 two dental colleges organized the American 

 Dental Association. In 1869, as a result of the 

 War Between the States, dentists who had 

 broken away from the parent group formed the 

 Southern Dental Association. In 1897 the Asso- 

 ciation united with the Southern Dental Associa- 

 tion, and the name was changed to the National 

 Dental Association. On June 19, 1922, the 

 organization took its original name, the Ameri- 

 can Dental Association. There are thirteen 

 Trustee Districts covering the United States ; 

 fifty-four State and territorial societies ; and 444 

 city and local societies. Councils : Constitution 

 and Bylaws ; Dental Education ; Dental Health ; 

 Dental Research ; Dental Therapeutics ; Dental 

 Trade and Laboratory Relations ; Federal Den- 

 tal Services; Hospital Dental Service; Insur- 

 ance ; International Relations ; Journalism ; 

 Judicial ; Legislation ; Membership ; National 

 Board of Dental Examiners ; Relief ; Scientific 

 Session. Bureaus: x'\udiovisual Service; Dental 

 Health Education ; Economic Research and 

 Statistics; Library and Indexing Service; Mem- 

 bership Records ; Public Information. Sections : 

 Anesthesiology ; Operative Dentistry ; Oral Sur- 

 gery ; Orthodontics and Oral Development ; 



