vancements in the professions of dentistry, and it is my hope that
the Dental School of the University of Maryland, just as it did one-
hundred and twenty-five years ago, will be in the vanguard of the
movement. Under the direction of its competent and imaginative
dean, Dr. John Salley, supported by an able faculty and backed by
the University administration in College Park, Dr. Elkins and the
Board of Regents, and the state government in Annapolis, there is
no reason why this should not be so. And so, we should resolve that
this year of commemoration should also be a year in which we em-
bark upon a new era of advancement in the dental profession. Al-
ready there are visible signs that we are preparing to meet the new
challenges of a new era in the profession.

In the budget which I have submitted, and which the General As-
sembly now has under consideration, are funds ($275, 000) for the
planning of a much needed new building to house the School of
Dentistry of the University. These plans contemplate the erection of
a building which will meet not only present needs but also the needs
of the future. It will enable the school to expand its student body,
to broaden its curriculum, particularly in biological sciences, to de-
velop a program of community dentistry, to expand its advanced edu-
cation program leading to Master's and Ph. D degrees and to improve
its program of research.

We are estimating that the building will cost approximately $9
million. I believe this is the second largest single building program
this State has ever undertaken. But as essential as it is, a building
alone gives no assurance that our School of Dentistry will continue
to maintain its prestige as one of the finest institutions of its kind
in the country.

The accent must be on the quality of instruction, the breadth of
curriculum and the soundness of its research. I am advised that Dr.
Salley and his faculty have plans along these lines, and in fact are
preparing to establish two new departments in the school. One of
these is to be a Department of Conjoint Sciences, for conferences
and seminars in which the students will learn from specialists in
many fields. The other will be a Department of Community Den-
tistry, dealing with public health methods. There are also plans to
expand the curriculum, to include, among other things, the behav-
ioral sciences—social work, psychiatry and psychology.

This is a most commendable effort, and Dean Salley and his fac-
ulty deserve the support and encouragement of all of us — the mem-

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