. [Official program and souvenir of the congress . 1—Cathedral de Bogota. 2—Escuela de >redicina. Farmacia y Dentisteria de la Republica delSalvador, C. A. 3—Banco de Colombia en Bogota, establecido en 1875. 4—Capitolis Nacional y Plazade Bolivar, Bogota, Colombia. 32 History of Dentistry in Chile By Dr. Alexander Manhood EFORE 1860 there wereno representatives of theprofession in Chile, butsince then Drs. Robinson,Demorest, S a x t o n andothers, all North Ameri-can dentists, have 1888, President Bai-rn a c e d a organized theDental School, under the Faculty of Medi-cine. Its be

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. [Official program and souvenir of the congress . 1—Cathedral de Bogota. 2—Escuela de >redicina. Farmacia y Dentisteria de la Republica delSalvador, C. A. 3—Banco de Colombia en Bogota, establecido en 1875. 4—Capitolis Nacional y Plazade Bolivar, Bogota, Colombia. 32 History of Dentistry in Chile By Dr. Alexander Manhood EFORE 1860 there wereno representatives of theprofession in Chile, butsince then Drs. Robinson,Demorest, S a x t o n andothers, all North Ameri-can dentists, have 1888, President Bai-rn a c e d a organized theDental School, under the Faculty of Medi-cine. Its beginning was very modest,having only two professors, Ncmecio Da-vila, dentist, and Roberto Barahona, phy-sician ; and for equipment, six dentalchairs and a dozen forceps. It was situ-ated in a hall in the St. Vincent Hospital. In 1896, the dean of the Faculty ofMedicine, Dr. Carvallo Elizalde, obtainedfrom the Government an order appointingDr. Jerman Valenzuela commissioner tostudy dental organization and progress inEurope and the United S

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