The dental proceedings of the General Medical Council, July 1882 : an address ... at the Annual General Meeting of the British Dental Association ... August, 1882 on the proceedings of the past years (1878-82) in regard to the registration of dentists ... / by J. Tomes.

  • John Tomes
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[1882]
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Credit: The dental proceedings of the General Medical Council, July 1882 : an address ... at the Annual General Meeting of the British Dental Association ... August, 1882 on the proceedings of the past years (1878-82) in regard to the registration of dentists ... / by J. Tomes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    FitzGerald, and Mr. Wright, in the same direction as that of Mr, Justice Bowen's, there are the opinions of Mr. Vaughan Hawkins and Mr. Muir Mackenzie, as well as that of Sir F. Herschell, on the other side—the three latter gentlemen being selected, not on behalf of those who are seeking to make you take action of which you disapprove, but on your own behalf and with a view to your own independent action. Dr. Storrar : In reply to what Mr. Farrer says, I admit that the opinions were taken at different times, but the object with which Mr. Justice Bowen was consulted was how the Register was to be formed, and the object with which the other gentlemen were consulted was whether the Register should be corrected. Does not common sense tell us that the object was precisely the same ? What has been the object throughout but to form the Register— either by putting those upon the Register that ought to be on the Register, or by taking off the names of the men from the Register that have no business there. There may be a difference of time, and there may be a difference as to the particular questions, but there cannot be the shadow of difference with regard to the objects for which the opinions were obtained. Sir William Gull said, with great respect to Dr. Storrar, that he might be a great lawyer, but surely it made all the difference in the world whether a man was in possession or whether he was out of possession. It might require a great deal of force to put a man in possession, but when he was in possession it would require a great deal more force to turn him out. He thought that Mr. Farrer was right in the advice he had given, that the names of the persons in question should not be taken off the Register. How they could have got on might be another question. [Dr. Storrar : Let us have the opinions.] They might have got on through the bad action of the Council, but that was a reason why the Council should take double care that they did not make a bad action worse by striking them off, unless they could properly do so. Mr Turner : Was not the opinion of Mr. Justice Bowen ob- the Cou^dl ? °' Executive Committee acting for Dr. QuAiN: Yes. I ^vJ'Tf. ^ came up last year Tustte^^^ ^^'^^^ '-^^ opportunity of seeing Mr. Jo it n ^ ^^'^^t it be produced; is It wa in M n °'' 1 got was that It was m Mr. Ouvry's office, and I have always thought that it