For a participatory democracy such as our Oral Health Section to be both participatory and democratic, members must participate and, on this particular issue, the editor must suppress his natural inclinations and be scrupulously democratic.

In this spirit, we, he, I plead for contributions to the Newsletter such as announcements, items of interest, solicitations, even reliable, that is, verifiable gossip. Likewise, non-salacious photos, poems, and essays. 

All, of course, relevant to public health past, present and future.

The editor