A DENTAL NURSE.

Shannon News, 18 November 1927, Page 3

A DENTAL NURSE.

PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH A CLINIC. At Monday; night's meeting of the Levin "School Committee, a letter was received from Mr J. Varley Burns, secretary of the Shannon Committee asking the views of the'Levin' Committee on" the provision of dental facilities for district children. "Possibly,'-' saJ'd the letter, *'' with the combined help of all the schools in the Manawatu district, the Government may' consider the question of establishing a dental clinic for our district. The proposal is, if such can be done, to have Levin made the centre.' The larger centres are provided for and it is time this district had, something." Tie letter. was being sent to all the schools and the committee would be advised, when ail the replies were in, what steps would be taken to open the matter with the Board. The Tokomarii Committee had wajitt'd on the Shnnnon Committee and asked them.to start the '.natter.

Pleasure was expressed that the Shannon Committee was moving in the matter and Mr Hntchings moved that they be informed that Levin would cooperate with ther.i. .Mr Roe'seconded the 'motion' which he supported. Mr McQueen said that in the cities [hey had .these clinics and the children of various localities were allotted certain days to attend'. He .did not see why the cities should get all the privileges. It was only by co-operation that the country schools would get attention. ■

Mr. Hntchings raid Mr Mackenzie was prepared, to place the main portion of the material required at the disposal of the elinb in Levin, and in Otak ; would give the,use of a fully-equipped .surgery. Mr 'Foss: They got a clinic in Master; on on condition that the resident.-; provided a room and,, the Trust LandTrust spent £IOOO on equipment. Mr Thomson said tha,t in Wanganul cevttrn days were get aside for certain schools.' The nurses were in«u tlie lent to ccpe with-the demand.

LEVIN DENTAL SCHEME

The Dental Committee reported that from September 30, Mr Mackenzie bail taken' over the whole responsibility for the dental--scheme, the subscriptions bfiiig pavatye to him, histead of at the school." With the local scholars and :.h(;; : e in the other centres on ihe <'.oa.il he had as manv'as he could handle himself. . ' ' Ihe report was adopted.