FLUORIDE APPLIED TO CHILDREN18 TEETH
An extensive Sodium-Fluoride Treatment:
program .for tin children in Alas’ca between)
tho age8 of b « Id, included Dillir^iam
in its rounds oarly thi3 month upon the
arrival hero from Bethel, December 3th,
pf the Fluoride Tram of three nurse si
Frances Hollywood, Mary Richardson end
Bertha George#
All of the children attending the DT
School and within th9 age limit were
given the four applications of sodium
fluoride solution which is a preventative
measure against dental caries#
There is no absolute evidence that
fluoride treatments will stop decay onoa.
it has started, it -does help prevent new
decay in the teeth of children* Altho
the results vary somewhat in individual
children, the beneficial effectc in large
groups are so conclusive that the Counoil
on Dental Health and the Counoil on Den
tal Therapeutics of the American Dental
Association have endorsed the procedure*
In topical fluoride treatments the
dentist cleans the teeth, dries them than*
ougbly and then applies the solution, al
lowing it to dry on the teeth, A series
of four separate applications is given in
each complete treatment* Best ages for
this treatment are 3, 7, 10, and 13 years*
The working team of nurses who left ,
here Dec# ,13th have been traveling sinoe
April, having worked in Southeastern u
til Sept $ from the Arctic in the middle
of Sept, to Dillingham in December# They
treated over 2 GOO children including ours*
j/rom here they go to Ft, Yukon, Anchorage
and then homo to Juneau and headquarters#
. "T5ANS YOtJ"
Joe# Hank and" Jin* G# I**s from filmezv
dorf who have been working at the CHECK
station at Kanakanak for the past few
months# wish to express their triple
thanks to all the fine people and last*
ing friends thoy met here during their
stay#
They declared "as how" they never had
met sueh fine people in a small town
and got to like so many#
These boys left here December 13th# -
Joe and Jim will terminate their work
for Dnole Sam in July* JbAt'eplans are
indefinite but after August# Jim will
be working in Channel 2-' T IT in Anchor*
ago as a civilian#
Dillingham will Just return your
"Thanks"# Fellas—you brought a goodly
amount of sip and HUn and friendship to
our dull little village# too#
The Dillingham Territorial School will
present its annual Christma3 Program in
the 4School Playroom on December 23rd at
1 o*clock and 7 o*clock# The two per
formances are to accommodate those unable
to come out in the evening and will urge
all children not taking part in the pro*
gram to see the noon show# This will ke
a full-costume performance#
The Dillingham Commercial Co« £pys a
great Christmas Present via-the siioXway
to the kids of Dillingham on Sunday#
19th* Titlei Hidden Treasure in Dark Ce-c .
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