Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-15
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URGES CARE or TI II

For sonae time Ill has been the object
oE The chiid WeiGRre Clinic, over
.slsich Mis- safa ". Sutherland the.
! Public Health nurse II In charge, 70
direct attention t0 the care Of the
teeth 81 pahiic school chifdren The
work b nov Id progress here and Il q.
hoped will accomplish great benefit
Important advice concerning the
dangers to mind and body Of neglected
defective teeth are contained II 9
Bulletin issued recently BY the State
Health Department
There Is convincing evidence. the
bulletin asserts, that some cases Of
lack Of mental development and even
certain forms of insanity are con-
nected with imperfect teeth.
but this ts not All they do. The de-
partment says that aimperfectIy de-
veloped. misplaced and decayed teeth
are responsible for number of MS,
be which the most conspicuous are
faulty development 81 the jaws and
the face. nalnntrition, various forms
Of Indigestion and intestinal intoxica
ton. Assesses of the Jaw and the cav
tiles of the bones Of the face. infiama
tion Of the joints and other distant
parts Of the body and heart disease"
Deniistry Iii Negro Sche0l
The bulletin wAs inspired BY an an
nouncsment Of the equipment and
early opening some time this week,
perhaps OF dental clinic at public
school, No Ii3. Federal and Carter
streets, Baltimore ii Is an eiemen-
AIRY school for negro children. and has
between roo and 500 pupils
some years ago. the health de-
partmenf says, acting upon the sng-
gestion oT the school nurse, the par
enta and the teachers club of this
school undertook to raise money To
purchase the equipment and supplies
for & dental clinic The idea was en-
couragad and fostered BY the school
hoard. which gave permission and SCI
aside d room for the purpose The
money for the equipment, including
the dental chair. the necessary instrn-
ments and supplies and plumbing was
obtained through contributions OF the
parents and an entertainment given
BY the schoolchildFen The painting
and other preparations Of the dental
room, with the exception of putting in
the plumbing. were all done by the
older boys ii the school The fully
equipped dental clinic Was opened for
maily last May BY the Commissioner
uf Health and representatives OF the
school board
work VIM BE Done Free
The professional work OF the clinic
Is to be contributed free Of charge by
seven graduate colored dentists or Bal
timore On account OF their work IN
connection with the draft ii was not
possible for the dentists to begin their
work at the opening OF the school this
fall That the clinic will be put into
active operation n q few days II well
come news TO all interested In child
welfare The progressive spirit on the
part 81 all concerned In this work =
parents. children. seachers, nurse and
dentists deserves all praise
I 1t does not detract from the great
NJ NN1Ak sAAME IN d AAS1 0ltACAb W CAA p1h1A6N
the part played By the school nurse tn
stimulating the others TO carry out the
program II Ii to be hoped that the
example that they have set viii be
followed III d number Of other schools.
Few OF US realize that modern scien-
tific dentistry Is distinctly an ,Arieri-
can product that had its origin In Bal
timore and has had favorable in-
fiuence on the whole civilized world. 1T ]
Il recognized generally that the teeth
Of Americans are better cared for and
preserved thgn the teeth ofsany other
people Of western civilization The
inspection Of the teeth Of the rchool
children In pnany parts Of baltimore,
however, shows serious destruction OF
these vital organs among d consider
able number os the pupils There Ii
no better starting point than the teeth
for beginning the study nf personal
giene The care or the teeth should
start from the first appearance Of the
milk teeth and should continue during
life