. Dental whichhe graduated in 1868. He soon acquired an enviable reputa-tion both as operative and prosthetic operator. While practic-ing at Monticello, in New York, in 1862, he conceived the ideaand made practical the application of the rubber dam in dentaloperations. Possessed with high professional ideas and of agenerous nature, he decided to forego the opportunity of mak-ing a fortune, which this highly useful invention afforded, andpresented it as a free gift to the profession, which wasquick to recognize the value of the invention, and his donationgave him a world-wide reputati
. Dental whichhe graduated in 1868. He soon acquired an enviable reputa-tion both as operative and prosthetic operator. While practic-ing at Monticello, in New York, in 1862, he conceived the ideaand made practical the application of the rubber dam in dentaloperations. Possessed with high professional ideas and of agenerous nature, he decided to forego the opportunity of mak-ing a fortune, which this highly useful invention afforded, andpresented it as a free gift to the profession, which wasquick to recognize the value of the invention, and his donationgave him a world-wide reputation. He was presented withmany testimonials, medals, resolutions, gifts, etc., as tokens ofthe professions esteem. He deserves the everlasting gratitudeof the profession, for it was he who made it possible to gov-ern the tide and command it to go hence that we may ap-proach the wreck on the beach and repair the breaks in thehull that the ship may continue to sail on its mission of use-fulness. 364 THE DENTAL SUMMARY. W. W. AUport Walter Webb Allport was a tailors apprentice and a closestudent. He studied medicine and later dentistry with Westcott, and became one of the experts of his day,ranking with Varney, Atkinson Corydon, Palmer and McKel-lops. He located in Chicago in 1854, and enjoyed a most lucra-tive practice. He was a microscopical investigator and instru-mental in organizing the Chicago Microscopical Club. He waseditor of the Peoples Dental Journal, promoter and organizerof many dental societies, and originator of the Worlds Colum-bian dental congress. THE DENTAL SUMMARY 365
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