. [Official program and souvenir of the congress . the diffusion of hygiene rules by theprofession. The Cartilla de liigieneBucal, by Dr. Jorge Cajiao Candia, ofwhich the Governiuent ordered a large edi-tion, has been distributed among the chil-dren of public schools, and Dr. Tamayosbooklet on the care of the teeth has visitedalmost every home in the country. 2—The legal medical study of dentistry made by the director of the Dental School, Dr. Jerman Valen-zuela Basterrica. demonstrated in a famous criminal process the identity of the person entombed. (Triplecrime committed in the German Legat
. [Official program and souvenir of the congress . the diffusion of hygiene rules by theprofession. The Cartilla de liigieneBucal, by Dr. Jorge Cajiao Candia, ofwhich the Governiuent ordered a large edi-tion, has been distributed among the chil-dren of public schools, and Dr. Tamayosbooklet on the care of the teeth has visitedalmost every home in the country. 2—The legal medical study of dentistry made by the director of the Dental School, Dr. Jerman Valen-zuela Basterrica. demonstrated in a famous criminal process the identity of the person entombed. (Triplecrime committed in the German Legation, February, 1909.) Had been buried as the body of Beckert, andthe murder attributed to Tapia. The body was that of Tapia, the victim; therefore Beckert was theassassin. This act having affected public opinion greatly, and having international associations, the Gov-ernment of the President Don Pedro Mont decided to have an efficacious protection in the teaching ofdentistry, and the construction of a building for its school. 35 If ¥^UBH ,4!^^. 1—La Fuerza, Havana, Cuba, built about 1515. This fort is the ulJc^t binluing in Havana,and contains the National Public Library. 2—Official Conference Hall, Dental Institute, —Dental Institute, Gaatemala. 4—The Palace is the residence of the President of Cuba, formerlythe residence of the Spanish Captain Generals and of the American Governors. Brief History of Dentistry in Cuba Bv Dr. Andres G. Weber HE history of the evohi-tion of the dental profes-sion in the Republic ofCuba moves on lines simi-lar to those representingthe progress of our pro-fession in the UnitedStates. The founders ofdentistry here came fromEurope, and hence the European schoolsheld the dominating influence up to themiddle of the last century; afterwards, ourstudents taking advantage of the facilitiesand proximity of the American colleges,brought here the practical and scientificknowledge of those independent first dental colleges i
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