Bio of BEST, Dr. Elmer S., Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
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ELMER S. BEST, D. D. S. - Vol III, pg 765
Dr. Elmer S. Best, a distinguished representative of the dental profession in
Minneapolis, who largely specializes in those phases of the profession which
have to do with the treatment of the mouth, nose and throat, was born in
Peterboro, Ontario, Canada, pursuing his education in the public schools of that
city and in the Toronto University, in which he completed his more specifically
literary course as a member of the class of 1905. He afterward entered the
Chicago College of Dental Surgery, in which he was graduated in 1906, and the
following year he came to Minneapolis, opening an office in the Donaldson
building. There he remained until 1916, when he removed to the Metropolitan Bank
building, and in 1917, associated with Dr. Davis. he organized the Preventive
Dental Clinic. In 1916 he formed a partnership with Carl W. Waldron, M. D.,
which still continues.
Dr. Best is a member of the Minneapolis Dental Society, the Minnesota State
Dental Society and the American Dental Association and was honored with election
as the second president of the Minneapolis District Dental Society, which was
organized in 1907 and of which he became the chief executive officer in 1908.
That he has reached a position of prominence in his chosen calling is indicated
in the fact that he has been chosen a member of the dental faculty of Columbia
University, where he delivers courses of lectures three times each year. He is
now chairman of the oral hygiene committee of the dental society, which is doing
most progressive work in connection with the Minneapolis schools, and his entire
professional activity is along constructive lines, seeking to educate the public
as to the care of the teeth in relation to the general health. He has done much
preventive work through the enlightenment of the school children and the public
in general as to the care and preservation of the teeth, and so far has he
advanced in scientific understanding that his opinions are largely accepted as
authority in professional circles throughout the country.
Dr. Best married Miss Helena Luke of Belleville, Ontario, and they have become
the parents of a daughter, Mary. Dr. and Mrs. Best are well known socially in
the city where he has made his home for fifteen years and where throughout that
period he has manifested keen interest in all that relates to public health and
morals. In a word, his influence has ever been on the side of upbuilding and
progress and his labors have been far-reaching and resultant. He is a popular
member of the Minneapolis Athletic Club and the Minneapolis Golf Club and
fraternally is identified with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks.