. Dental nted in the manufacture of mineral teeth,the work at which he became expert. He wrote many papersregarding the restoring of the contour of the face, and on por-celain. He received many honors, medals, etc., for his skillfulproduction in porcelain and prosthetic work. He was one ofthe organizers of the Ohio College of Dental Surgery, and itsfirst professor of operative and mechanical dentistry. He re-moved to New York in 1854, and became a teacher in the NewYork College of Dentistry, and became prominent in dentalsociety work. President in 1861 of the American Dental Con-vent
. Dental nted in the manufacture of mineral teeth,the work at which he became expert. He wrote many papersregarding the restoring of the contour of the face, and on por-celain. He received many honors, medals, etc., for his skillfulproduction in porcelain and prosthetic work. He was one ofthe organizers of the Ohio College of Dental Surgery, and itsfirst professor of operative and mechanical dentistry. He re-moved to New York in 1854, and became a teacher in the NewYork College of Dentistry, and became prominent in dentalsociety work. President in 1861 of the American Dental Con-vention, and he and Dr. J. G. Ambler were mainly instrumen-tal in the formation of the American Dental Association. Hewas one of the organizers of the Dental Society of the Stateof New York, and has been denominated the perfector of por-celain dental art, for he gave the profession continuous gumwork, the only method in dentistry that has not been mate-rially improved upon since its introduction. THE DENTAL SUMMARY 533. Wm. M. Hunter Wm. M. Hunter, a teacher and demonstrator in the OhioCollege of Dental Surgery. Experimented along the sameline with porcelain as did Dr. Allen; also claimed to be theoriginator of continuous gum work. A long and furious legaland journalistic contest followed. This was the first patent inwhich the dental profession was interested. Dr. Hunter wasnoted as a skilled prosthetic operator and metallurgist. Hewas the father of your Dr. Frank Hunter, of Cincinnati. 534 THE DENTAL SUMMARY
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