CHAIR OF DENTISTRY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26033, 22 December 1945, Page 6

CHAIR OF DENTISTRY

UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO AN AUSTRALIAN APPOINTED The appointment of Dr J. P. Walsh, M. 8., B.S. (Melb.), B.D.Sc., L.D.S. (Viet.), D.D.Sc., to the chair of dentistry at the University of Otago has been approved by the University Council The appointment was made necessary by the resignation of Dr R. B. Dodds. Dr Walsh, who is at present a medical officer in the Royal Australian Air Force, stationed at Adelaide, and consulting dental surgeon to the R.A.A.F. in South Australia, was born in Melbourne and served a five years’ apprenticeship as a dental mechanic. By attending night classes he completed matriculation for dental science and medicine, and took a dental course at the University of Melbourne, obtaining honours in all subjects. He graduated in 1936 with first class final honours and distinction in eight subjects, a record which was without pre-

cedent in the history of the Melbourne Dental School.

After holding the full-time appointment of registrar at the Melbourne Dental Hospital for one year, Dr Walsh had experience in general practice as a locum tenens for 18 months, and in 1938 he completed part 1 of the degree of Doctor of Dental Science, after which he was appointed part-time anaesthetist and exodontist to the dental hospital and demonstrator and examiner in anaesthesia and exodontia, positions which he held until 1941. In 1939 he commenced private practice in Melbourne and during that time he took a medical course, graduating as bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery in 1943. He was then appointed to the resident medical staff of the Alfred Hospital, one of the main medical teaching hospitals in Melbourne, and early this year he entered the R.A.A.F. as a medical officer. Dr Walsh, among other apopintments, has been a member of the Council of the Australian Dental Association and a member of the B.M.A. He has to his credit several publications on dental subjects. . Dr Walsh is 34 years of age and is married, with four children. It is expected that he will take up his appointment early in the new year. He was chosen for the position from 20 applicants from England, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Eire, and the United States.