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N.B.—For treatment by the School Dentist a small
charge will be made to those who can afford it.
(Please detach this portion and return signed to the School
Medical Officer, Council Offices.)
I wish my child (name of child)
attending (name of school)
to have dental treatment at the school clinic.
(Name of parent or guardian.)
(Residence.)
In most cases the parents accompany the children, and
on the first visit the necessary treatment is fully and carefully
explained. By this means a hearty co-operation
between the dentist and parent is effected. It is very surprising
what a number of parents there are who are not
aware that the second teeth commence erupting in
the seventh year of life, and that it is at the back of the
mouth where they first erupt. Thus in a large number of
cases what are really second or permanent teeth are taken
to be milk teeth and as such are generally neglected, the
parents believing that they must come out sooner or later.
The danger of the above mistake is fully explained, and the
use of the tooth-brush is impressed upon the little ones. The
result has been very satisfactory, and the children make
delightful pupils.