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the rooms are well lighted and thoroughly equippedfor carrying on the work. Dental surgeons and ananaesthetist attend each morning. A tutorial dentalsurgeon and a prosthetic tutor are also in attendance.Medals and Certificates of Merit are granted tostudents showing certain standards of proficiencyin the various classes at the Dental School. The

prospectus of the Dental Hospital and School, con-taining full information, may be obtained fromMr. James Coltman, 13, Ellison-place, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Dean.

Devon and Exeter Dental Hospital, 24, SouthernhayWest, Exeter.-The hospital is open on Mondays,Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, andSaturdays, and patients are admitted between thehours of 9.30 and 11 A.M. Students attend thepractice of the hospital under the control of themedical officers.

SCOTTISH TEACHING INSTITUTIONS. IThe Incorporated Edinburgh Dental Hospital and 1

School.-The Edinburgh Dental Hospital and School Iis located in spacious and well-equipped buildingsat 30, 31, and 32, Chambers-street, and offers specialadvantages to dental students. A large and importantextension of the existing buildings has now beenopened. The General Courses required for theDental Diploma may be taken in the MedicalSchool of the Royal Colleges of Physicians andSurgeons or in the University schools. The generalhospital attendance and clinical instruction are takenat the Royal Infirmary. The University, MedicalSchools, and Royal Infirmary are within three minutes’walk of the Dental Hospital. The special courses aretaken in the hospital. The Dental Hospital practice,extending over two years, affords a student ampleopportunity for a full acquaintance with every branchof dentistry. The hospital admits a limited numberof indentured pupils. They receive their instructionin Mechanical Dentistry concurrently with the generaland special courses. A premium of 60 guineas ispayable with each such pupil. The practice andlectures of the hospital are recognised by, and qualifyfor, all the Licensing Boards. Those students whodesire to take a Medical and Surgical Diploma inaddition to the L.D.S. have in this school admirablefacilities for so doing. The triple qualification of theRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Edinburghand the Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons ofGlasgow is recommended. The Higher DentalDiploma (H.D.D.) of the Royal College of Surgeonsaffords an opportunity of obtaining a higher qualifica-tion subsequent to registration. The Prospectus, withfull information, may be obtained by application tothe Dean or the Assistant Secretary.

Incorporated Glasgow Dental Hosp1tal, 158, Renfrew-street and 15, Dalhousie-street, Glasgow.-The Schoolis open to Men and Women Students, and Lecturesare given on Dental Surgery, Operative DentalSurgery, Orthodontia, Dental Anatomy and Physio-logy, Dental Histology, Dental Mechanics, Crown andBridge work, Dental Metallurgy, Dental Bacteriology,Radiology, Anaesthetics, and Dental Materia Medica.Lectures on general subjects required for Dentistrymay be taken at the University or at one of the extra-mural schools where special provision is made forDental Students. A new mechanical laboratory withbench accommodation for 60 pupils and fully equippedwith the most modern appliances for teaching practicaldental mechanics has recently been added. Fullinformation may be had on application to the Dean.

Glasgow Royal Infirmary (Dental Department).-The following course in the curriculum can be takenat St. Mungo’s College: Anatomy, six months ;Practical Anatomy, nine months ; Physiology, sixmonths ; Chemistry, six months ; Practical Chemistry;three months; Surgery, six months ; Medicine, sixmonths; Materia Medica, three months ; DentalSurgery, six months, and attendance for two yearson the dental department of the hospital. Clinical

Medicine (three months) and Clinical Surgery (sixmonths) are taken at the Royal Infirmary.

IRELAND.

Incorporated Dental Hospital of Ireland, Lincoln-place, Dublin.-All Dental Students who have passedtheir Second Dental Examination in the Royal Collegeof Surgeons in Ireland (or an equivalent examinationor examinations) are admissible to the ClinicalInstruction of the Hospital. In addition to ClinicalInstruction and Special Demonstrations, courses oflectures are given at the hospital on Dental Surgeryand Pathology, Mechanical Dentistry, the Adminis-tration of Anaesthetics, Orthodontia, Dental Anatomy,and Dental Materia Medica, and instruction inAnaesthetics. The course in practical Dental Mechanicscan be taken in the Hospital Laboratory. Furtherparticulars can be obtained from the Dean.

PRISON MEDICAL SERVICE.CANDIDATES for the Prison Medical Service are

approved by the Secretary of State for the HomeDepartment on the recommendation of the PrisonCommissioners. Preference is always given tocandidates who have experience of lunacy. Applica-tion for employment may be made on a special form,which can be obtained from the Secretary, PrisonCommission, Home Office, London, S.W. In thesmaller prisons the medical officership is part-time,and is usually filled by practitioners in the locality,preference being given to those who have specialexperience of lunacy. In the large prisons the medicalstaff must devote their whole time to the Service.In the case of whole-time service, the appointment isin the first instance to the post of Medical Officer,Class II., and from the seniors of this rank the MedicalOfficers, Class I., are selected as vacancies occur.

The pay of the whole-time prison medical staff is asfollows : Medical Officer, Class IL, JE350, rising byannual increments of £ 20 to .6600, making the payat present with bonus 2485 8s. to JB776 7s. ; MedicalOfficer, Class 1., .E650, rising by annual increments of;C25 to :8800, plus bonus, making the pay B837 5s.to JB995 lls. Unfurnished quarters are provided or anallowance in lieu is made. Study-leave is grantedannually to two of the whole-time Medical Officers.There are 12 full-time medical officers of Class I. and15 Class II., and 23 part-time medical officers. Thenumber of vacancies is never large and promotion isslow.

THE ELIZABETH GARRETT ANDERSON HOSPITAL.-Application for a Charter of Incorporation has been madeby the Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava and others on behalfof the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital.

INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL POST-GRADUATE COURSES-IN BERLIN.-In connexion with the Medical Faculty ofBerlin post-graduate courses are held by the Lecturers’Association for Medical Continuation Courses and theKaiserin Friedrich-Haus. The regular courses last from twoto lfour weeks ; other courses for those wishing to act as resi-dent assistants in clinics, hospitals, and laboratories, lastingtwo to three months and longer, are arranged under

systematic supervision. Courses will also be held next monthas follows : Oct. 1st to i13th, General Survey of Medical

Progress with Special Reference to Pulmonary Diseases ;Oct. 8th to 20th, Nose, Throat, and Ear Course for

Specialists ; Oct. 15th to 27th, Pediatry. There will alsobe a course on New Methods of Diagnosis and Therapy,with practical clinical studies and exercises in the CityHospital, Friedrichshain, and its laboratories, as well assingle courses in special fields of medical science, includingpractical work. The courses are held in German, but someof the professors speak English, French, and Spanish,Further information and details as to lodgings and so forthcan be obtained from the Kaiserin Friedrich-Haus, Luisen-platz 2-4, Berlin, N.W. 6.