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(c) Dental Hygienist Students. The Royal Dental Hospital, Tooting.
The first experiment in providing teaching practice for twelve of the
above students was carried out successfully at Ashburton Junior Mixed
and Infants' Schools. Before going to the schools the students spent
half a day in the health education section receiving tuition in methods
and techniques and rehearsing their material. The students were supervised
in the classrooms by the Principal Dental Officer, the Principal
Health Education Officer and the Dental Tutor. Not only did this exercise
provide experience for the students, but thorough dental education was
given in small groups throughout the schools. This project will now be
repeated with future students in as many schools as possible and will
thereby ensure regular dental health education.
B.B.C. School Television Broadcasts
The Principal Health Education Officer is advising the producer of
"Science Session" on five programmes on various health topics to be
transmitted in February and March, 1967. Fourth and fifth year pupils at
Roke Secondary School participated in a discussion on "why people
smoke" and some of their points of view will be included in the programme
on smoking.
The pleasure and success of these health education projects in
schools have been due to the great help and co-operation of all the head
teachers. We would like to thank them very much and hope that their
enthusiasm for this work will continue to grow.
INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENTS
Children who are not making progress in an ordinary school are referred
to the School Health Service to determine whether special education
may be necessary. A test of intelligence is carried out not only when
there is any suggestion of educational subnormality but also during the
investigation of a large number of other medical problems. During the
year the head master requested information about the intelligence of
children admitted to St. Giles' School.