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Accordingly, space was found in the Balgowan School for the
Dental Clinic, and while the rooms were being prepared, opportunity
was afforded me to make a general survey of the schools, the
occupants of which, would very quickly come under my attention;
and I decided that the children of Church Fields Road School were
more urgently requiring Dental attention than those of their
neighbours.
An inspection was, therefore, arranged, but the actual treatment
was delayed considerably, due to various causes, chief of which
were:—
1. The furnishing of the Dental Clinic at Balgowan School.
2. The scarcity of Dental Materials.
3. The delay in the appointment of a whole-time Dental Nurse.
The method I have adopted for the Inspection of School
Children will be best understood by giving examples. A card is
made out for each individual child in the school and forwarded to
the Headmaster or Headmistress of the Department with which I
propose to deal.
An inspection is then carried out with probe and
mirror, and the condition found duly noted on the card, as follows:—