MEDICAL INSPECTION OF SCHOOLS 



In Valparaiso, Indiana, in 1911, local dentists made careful 

 examinations of school children, and the results of their findings 

 were made into tables and diagrams showing existing conditions. 

 These were explained by one of the dentists at a teachers' meeting 

 and the need for instruction on the care of the teeth was discussed. 

 The result was the awakening of interest on the part of the teachers 

 and the beginning of class-room instruction in dental hygiene. 

 This was followed up by a dental exhibit shown in every school 

 house of the city. Local cartoonists interested in the movement 

 contributed drawings. 



In 1910, through the activity of the Rochester, New York, 

 Dental Association a lecturer who knew how to interest children 

 was secured. For two weeks he gave illustrated talks in the 

 different school rooms on the teeth and their care. At the end 

 of the second week a mass meeting of citizens addressed by men, of 

 national prominence was held. This resulted in general and 

 active support of the movement. 



In Philadelphia every child receives a tooth brush and box 

 of tooth powder when the work on its teeth is completed. Direc- 

 tions for brushing the teeth and the formula of the powder are 

 printed on the label of the box. The following is a reproduction 

 of the label: 



COMBINED DIRECTIONS AND PRESCRIPTION FOR TOOTH POWDER, 



PHILADELPHIA 



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