Dental review; devoted to the advancement of dentistry. . try. In fact, his life work did moreto establish dentistry as a profession than that of any other man. The names and works of its great men are the heritage of a pro-fession, and the dental profession of today is endowed—throughthe efforts of Dr. A. W. Harlan—with such a wealth of knowledgeand power as passes comprehension. As an organizer, he had noequal. This is evidenced by the number of dental societies that oweexistence to his efforts. Organization, co-operation and fraterniza-tion seem to have been his watchword, and to this end h
Dental review; devoted to the advancement of dentistry. . try. In fact, his life work did moreto establish dentistry as a profession than that of any other man. The names and works of its great men are the heritage of a pro-fession, and the dental profession of today is endowed—throughthe efforts of Dr. A. W. Harlan—with such a wealth of knowledgeand power as passes comprehension. As an organizer, he had noequal. This is evidenced by the number of dental societies that oweexistence to his efforts. Organization, co-operation and fraterniza-tion seem to have been his watchword, and to this end his executivecapacity and strong personal attractions had full play. In March, 1879, he graduated from the Ohio Dental College ofCincinnati. In urging the passage of a law regulating the practiceof dentistry in Illinois he was among the foremost. When, in 1882,such a law became operative, he was one of the appointees on thefirst board, and again in 1895 was reappointed by another gov-ernor of the state. In November, 1883, the Odontological Society of. ALISON WRIGHT HARLAN, U. D., I). D. \ M OBITUARY. 883 Chicago was organized under his direction, and through that bodya dozen or more kindred societies were established. As a student and scientific investigator, he was untiring. As(lie result of his researches in materia medica he placed dentistry ona firm scientific basis from the standpoint of the therapeutist, andhis fearlessness in debate, together with his trenchant pen, did muchto individualize dentistry as a profession. Always ready to com-bat any attempt to parcel dentistry on the medical profession as apoor relation, he took the arena and fought many a battle, so thatthe position of the full sisterhood of dentistry with medicine in thepresent day is another of his many achievements. His essays and clinics on Pyorrhea Alveolaris caused a wide-spread interest in combating the ravages of Biggs disease. Hereagain is another legacy to the dental profession from him. The
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