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18 FREE DENTAL CLINICS wished to teach a lesson in oral hy-giene over the entire county. The first three weeks our work was en-tirely rural, only one village of thirty-five homes was visited. From twenty to forty miles were driven each day in a Ford over roads like the traditional stumpy field plowed by a devout stu-dent of divinity. "At one school thirty-three children from twenty-three households were given dental treatment. One little girl presented herself for "the lifetime vaccination and dental work." She was more familiar with the procedure concerning hog cholera and horses' teeth than the methods followed in human betterment. The following little human interest story, written by a Kinston newspaper man, has an unmistakable appeal: "At Moss Mill Tuesday a nine- or ten-year-old youngster walked man-fully up to the County Health Depart-ment workers for dental treatment. A few months ago the department, ac-cording to the lad's mother, saved his life. He was bedridden from the hookworm disease. Pallid, ailing lit-tle fellow, he didn't care whether school kept or not. Now he is taking everything in the way of examination and vaccination that the department has to give him. He is to be immune against smallpox and typhoid, he is to have his mouth tuned up to properly masticate the sustenance that he takes and protect his stomach from 'poison gas,' and he is to be re-examined to make sure that no hookworms are left from the former treatment. The change in the lad is pronounced, ac-cording to Dr. James S. Mitchener, head of the department. The dentist with the department, which is now carrying on a county-wide campaign, is treating twenty-five person daily. Some have been turned away at each place visited." Treatment Total number children treated . . 383 Total number cleanings 338 Total number amalgan fillings . . 72 Total number cement fillings .... 55 Total number extractions 104 Miscellaneous 4 Unmanageable children 1 Number schools in county 46 Number schools represented at the clinic 31 Number households receiving treatment 232 DAVIDSON COUNTY In Davidson County the plan of call-ing the children whom the teachers, in making the preliminary physical examination, had found to be most in need of dental work, was followed. The parents were notified to bring the children to a central point at an ap-pointed hour on a certain day. The work in each community was com-pleted before going on to another place. In most instances the age was restricted to ten years and under. Eelangee "Mills Town," Lexington, N. C. Finest cottonmill town in the world. New building under construction is "teacherage" for teachers' home. One dentist did eight weeks work straight, doing everything necessary for each child. A second dentist, be-ginning later, did four weeks work, following the method he had in an-other county of doing only a limited amount of work for each child. Because it sets forth so fully and clearly so many phases of the whole effort, the report in full of the dentist doing the eight weeks work in David-son is herewith given. "Before beginning the free dental dispensary I anticipated a great deal more trouble with the children than I
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Full Text | 18 FREE DENTAL CLINICS wished to teach a lesson in oral hy-giene over the entire county. The first three weeks our work was en-tirely rural, only one village of thirty-five homes was visited. From twenty to forty miles were driven each day in a Ford over roads like the traditional stumpy field plowed by a devout stu-dent of divinity. "At one school thirty-three children from twenty-three households were given dental treatment. One little girl presented herself for "the lifetime vaccination and dental work." She was more familiar with the procedure concerning hog cholera and horses' teeth than the methods followed in human betterment. The following little human interest story, written by a Kinston newspaper man, has an unmistakable appeal: "At Moss Mill Tuesday a nine- or ten-year-old youngster walked man-fully up to the County Health Depart-ment workers for dental treatment. A few months ago the department, ac-cording to the lad's mother, saved his life. He was bedridden from the hookworm disease. Pallid, ailing lit-tle fellow, he didn't care whether school kept or not. Now he is taking everything in the way of examination and vaccination that the department has to give him. He is to be immune against smallpox and typhoid, he is to have his mouth tuned up to properly masticate the sustenance that he takes and protect his stomach from 'poison gas,' and he is to be re-examined to make sure that no hookworms are left from the former treatment. The change in the lad is pronounced, ac-cording to Dr. James S. Mitchener, head of the department. The dentist with the department, which is now carrying on a county-wide campaign, is treating twenty-five person daily. Some have been turned away at each place visited." Treatment Total number children treated . . 383 Total number cleanings 338 Total number amalgan fillings . . 72 Total number cement fillings .... 55 Total number extractions 104 Miscellaneous 4 Unmanageable children 1 Number schools in county 46 Number schools represented at the clinic 31 Number households receiving treatment 232 DAVIDSON COUNTY In Davidson County the plan of call-ing the children whom the teachers, in making the preliminary physical examination, had found to be most in need of dental work, was followed. The parents were notified to bring the children to a central point at an ap-pointed hour on a certain day. The work in each community was com-pleted before going on to another place. In most instances the age was restricted to ten years and under. Eelangee "Mills Town," Lexington, N. C. Finest cottonmill town in the world. New building under construction is "teacherage" for teachers' home. One dentist did eight weeks work straight, doing everything necessary for each child. A second dentist, be-ginning later, did four weeks work, following the method he had in an-other county of doing only a limited amount of work for each child. Because it sets forth so fully and clearly so many phases of the whole effort, the report in full of the dentist doing the eight weeks work in David-son is herewith given. "Before beginning the free dental dispensary I anticipated a great deal more trouble with the children than I |