Excerpt from Transactions of the California State Dental Association, at the First, Second, Third and Fourth Annual Sessions: Held at San Francisco, in 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873 In accordance with the usual custom, as well as the duty which devolves upon the presiding officer Of this Association to present a suitable address on its annual convocation, I have therefore availed myself of the Opportunity it affords of extending to you at the same time the most cordial greeting of welcome. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.