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17. PARENTS' PAYMENTS.
The approved scales for the recovery of fees in respect of treatment
for tonsils and adenoids, ringworm and dental defects are set
out on the back of the leaflets in use for the purpose of recording
the parents' agreement for such treatment.
In the case of members of the Hospital Savings Association,
the vouchers are accepted in lieu of parents' payments, and the
contributions are recovered from the Association.
The full cost of the appliances supplied under the Orthodontic
Scheme is recovered from the parents before they are supplied.
Except in necessitous cases, parents pay in full for all spectacles
under an agreed scale of charges by all the opticians on the official
rota.
Recovery is made in respect of Child Guidance and Artificial
Sunlight treatment.
18. HEALTH EDUCATION.
(а) Dental.—Approximately 6,000 pamphlets, "The Story of
a Tooth," supplied by the Dental Board of the United Kingdom
were distributed early in 1937 to the Secondary and Senior Schools.
Copies of the Dental Board's leaflet, ' 'What about your Teeth,''
were distributed to children at their last dental inspection before
leaving school.
A dental film, "Smile if you dare," was exhibited on December
7th and 8th at Wm. McGuffie Senior School. The film was well
received.
(b) Other.—The Royal Sanitary Institute has been granted
permission to hold the Empire Health Week School Challenge
Shields Essay Competition in the Schools at the discretion of Head
Teachers.