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The Journal of the American Dental Association
9. W hen attem pting to sell dental inspec tion, in clu d in g reparative dental service, to a board o f education and superintendent o f schools and they seem alm ost persuaded, urge the superintendent and president o f the board to make a p ilg rim a g e to C . C a rro ll Smith o f P eoria, f o r an ocu lar physical co n v in cin g dem onstration o f a successful service. 10. P lan p eriod ic u n ifo rm reports fr o m persons carry in g on various state dental a ctiv ities, sufficiently frequ ent to keep in fo rm e d as to the progress and success o f these dental services.
A n interesting dental health p rog ra m is bein g carried out in G reenville, S. C ., with D r. W a lter T . M c F a ll as director o f m outh hygiene. T h e p rog ra m includes n ot only corrective w o rk f o r indigent children, but also a com prehensive educational p rogram in the schools. T h e charity dental w o rk f o r one o f the large hospitals is carried on as part o f the w o rk , as w e ll as a course o f instruction to the nurses in training. T h e director addresses lay group s, such as parent-teacher associations and civ ic clubs, in order that citizens o f the com m un ity m ay have a com prehensive idea o f the health w o rk being conducted in their com m un ity.
F IE L D N O T E S * Several dentists o f D ecatur, 111., recently
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held an exam ination o f children w h o are to enter sch o o l in September or F ebruary, as part o f the p resch ool physical exam ination cam paign sponsored by the state departm ent o f health and the fed eration o f w o m e n ’s clubs. T h e w o r k was carried on in seven sch ool bu ildin gs in order to fa cilitate things f o r the m others. O f the children exam ined, 33 1 /3 per cent had ca v ity -fre e m ouths. In the m ouths needing dental treatment, there was an average o f five cavities. R ecords o f the general phys ical exam inations and o f the dental exam ina tions w ere kept by the sch ool nurses, w h o w ill carry on the necessary fo llo w u p . D r. H . J. Crum e, chairm an o f the O ral H y g ien e C om m ittee o f the U nion C ou n ty T u bercu losis A ssociation, reports that nine dentists volun teered their services to m ake a cou n ty dental survey. E ig h ty per cent o f the children in the thirteen com m unities exam ined had , d efectiv e teeth. In the sch ool, various p rojects are being developed to stimulate interest in h a vin g the defects rem edied. One teacher has her pupils take an im ag in ary trip to E urop e w ith clean hands and clean teeth as the ticket. A n oth er has a smile contest every m orn in g . Prizes are offered f o r 100 per cent dental correction s and f o r 100 per cent tooth brush ow nership. ♦The Department of Dental Health Education will be glad to receive items of news along the lines of education in dental or general health.
A L ittle D r illin g on the Subject o f T eeth at H om e W ill Save a L ot at the Dentist’s Office. W h e n Y o u C om e t o t h e
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9. W hen attem pting to sell dental inspec tion, in clu d in g reparative dental service, to a board o f education and superintendent o f schools and they seem alm ost persuaded, urge the superintendent and president o f the board to make a p ilg rim a g e to C . C a rro ll Smith o f P eoria, f o r an ocu lar physical co n v in cin g dem onstration o f a successful service. 10. P lan p eriod ic u n ifo rm reports fr o m persons carry in g on various state dental a ctiv ities, sufficiently frequ ent to keep in fo rm e d as to the progress and success o f these dental services.
A n interesting dental health p rog ra m is bein g carried out in G reenville, S. C ., with D r. W a lter T . M c F a ll as director o f m outh hygiene. T h e p rog ra m includes n ot only corrective w o rk f o r indigent children, but also a com prehensive educational p rogram in the schools. T h e charity dental w o rk f o r one o f the large hospitals is carried on as part o f the w o rk , as w e ll as a course o f instruction to the nurses in training. T h e director addresses lay group s, such as parent-teacher associations and civ ic clubs, in order that citizens o f the com m un ity m ay have a com prehensive idea o f the health w o rk being conducted in their com m un ity.
F IE L D N O T E S * Several dentists o f D ecatur, 111., recently
B R IG G S P O S T E R
held an exam ination o f children w h o are to enter sch o o l in September or F ebruary, as part o f the p resch ool physical exam ination cam paign sponsored by the state departm ent o f health and the fed eration o f w o m e n ’s clubs. T h e w o r k was carried on in seven sch ool bu ildin gs in order to fa cilitate things f o r the m others. O f the children exam ined, 33 1 /3 per cent had ca v ity -fre e m ouths. In the m ouths needing dental treatment, there was an average o f five cavities. R ecords o f the general phys ical exam inations and o f the dental exam ina tions w ere kept by the sch ool nurses, w h o w ill carry on the necessary fo llo w u p . D r. H . J. Crum e, chairm an o f the O ral H y g ien e C om m ittee o f the U nion C ou n ty T u bercu losis A ssociation, reports that nine dentists volun teered their services to m ake a cou n ty dental survey. E ig h ty per cent o f the children in the thirteen com m unities exam ined had , d efectiv e teeth. In the sch ool, various p rojects are being developed to stimulate interest in h a vin g the defects rem edied. One teacher has her pupils take an im ag in ary trip to E urop e w ith clean hands and clean teeth as the ticket. A n oth er has a smile contest every m orn in g . Prizes are offered f o r 100 per cent dental correction s and f o r 100 per cent tooth brush ow nership. ♦The Department of Dental Health Education will be glad to receive items of news along the lines of education in dental or general health.
A L ittle D r illin g on the Subject o f T eeth at H om e W ill Save a L ot at the Dentist’s Office. W h e n Y o u C om e t o t h e
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