Save Those Teeth
name: label: Collection Creator
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Medical Sciences
label: Collection Creator
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Medical Sciences
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content: Medical Sciences Film Collection
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content: Medical Sciences Film Collection / Series 2: Dental Films
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content: 1 Film reel (black and white, composite optical soundtrack, print, 16mm, 385 feet)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1949
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content: Reel OF 222.25
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Archival materials
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content: Film reels
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content: Edge code on film stock indcates print date of 1957; Copyright: 1949

Credits: Copyright and the Right of Reproduction by Television Reserved under the Supervision of Warren P. Everote, Ph.D., Associate in Research and Production. In collaboration with J. Roy Blayney, D.D.—Director, Walter G. Zoller Memorial Dental Clinic, The University of Chicago. Encyclopedia Britannica Films, Inc.

Summary: An 11-year-old boy has just had his first cavity filled. The dentist gives him advice on brushing, eating habits, and return visits. The use of flouride as a decay deterrent is mentioned.