ships, while dental and medical studies can be carried
on concurrently. The course of study includes the passing of a
Professional Preliminary Examination or Matriculation, followed by two
years' mechanical work, and two years' hospital practice. The student
can be articled to a qualified dental practitioner for mechanics, or
can obtain tuition at the Dental Hospital. This branch includes the
preparation of models, vulcanite and metal dentures, crowns, and
bridges, etc.

The Dental Hospital course for two years includes lectures on Physics
and Chemistry, Dental Anatomy and Surgery, Metallurgy and Materia
Medica. At the same time practical work is done--extractions,
fillings, crowns, bridges, dentures, and the regulation of children's
teeth. At the medical school and hospital, lectures on Anatomy,
Physiology, Surgery, and Medicine must be attended, and dissections on
the human body, and clinics in the ward must be completed. At the end
of each year examinations in the subjects are taken, the whole course
covering a minimum time of four years. The qualification of the
Licentiate of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of
England is now open to women. The composite fee for training extending
over four years, is about L200, but an additional sum of at least L100
is required for incidental expenses. Should the woman student desire
to confine herself to dental mechanics this would materially lessen
the expense. The average wage for a good male mechanic is L120 per
annum. Hospitals can be joined at the age of nineteen, and it is
advisable to begin study soon after leaving school or college.

If it is possible, a woman should obtain a medical qualification as
well as the L.D.S. Much of the work can be taken at the same time as
the dental course. A medical degree enlarges a dentist's sphere of
usefulness and interest and adds to her _locus standi_: on the other
hand, it necessitates two or three years' extra study, and the fees
are increased by several hundred pounds.

The woman dentist will probably find it necessary to start practice on
her own account as soon as she is qualified, as it is not likely she
will be able to obtain an assistantship with men practitioners, but
there are an increasing number of posts open to women, such as dental
surgeon to school clinics or to factories. These posts offer the same
salaries to men and women. Smaller part-time appointments, with an
honorarium attached, can be obtained, a