DENTAL CLINIC FOR LEVIN.

Shannon News, 20 November 1928, Page 2

DENTAL CLINIC FOR LEVIN.

CONDITIONS OF ESTABLISHMENT. At Monday night \s Meeting *of 'the Levin District'High School Committee, a letter was received from Dr. T., A. Hunter, . Director of Dental’ Hygie'nc, stating the Minister of Health had decided to appoint one of the dental :nurses whose services would be avail--able at the end of next March to this • district!', on the understanding' that' the committee would undertake to carry out the .conditions with to providing accommodation suitable* for- a dental clinic, together with the ; “upkeep. « A copy bf the Department’s policy in connection with the clinics was forwarded.

The chairman of the committee (Mr A. W. Hutchings) said he was inJ;o„med that'Me cost of a clinic' was '£3oo,* of which the Board found £2OO, and £IOO had to be raLsed locally- The, building must have three -rooms —a waiting room, operating room, and a nurse’s room. AH the fittings in the building, lighting) cupboards!, sinks, etc., must be found by the local committee. All the operating material, instrument's, anaesthetics, etc., were found by the Health Department. The local committee was responsible for the 'general maintenance, the cleaning, laundry and sb forth. The committee would thus realise that there was a considerable amount of work, ahead of ; them in the matter. The present system was that the work begun with the infants in the primer classes, and they were followed up,-through,* their school life to the fourth standard. Later it .might-be possible to have the age extended. ... : The secretary, said he had written to the Board for full particulars in regard to The establishment ./of' tlid clinic but this information had not come to hand. ,

The! chairman stated there was provision for the clinic to be managed by a separate committee on which there were representatives of the outlying schools who; come under the local centre. This would strengthen the committee in the finding of maintenance. It appeared from the pamphlet supplied by the Director of Dental Hygiene that outlying schools had to provide their.own transport to the’centre: ;

Mr Smaill remarked that if the outlying .'committees Mad yto do that, it was probable that Me central'committee would have to find a great deal of the maintenance.

The committee agreed that action would haye to begin very; soon; if the clinic whs to be ready in 4 MarchThe secretary was instructed to write to the Department and Board for more information and a committee consisting of the chairman, Miss Hitchcock, and Messrs Roe and Kerslake was spt up to keep in touch with the matter and to report to the next meeting qf the committee.

The chairman said Mr Linklater had been ’ very good in looking after the interests of The committee. The Minis; tor told him (Mr Hutchings)* that Levin got the clinic through Mr Linklater’s representations and a remark made* by Mr Roe to the Minister pointingt out that iLeviu * had; fifst made Hts tion for a clinic sonie years ago, which ‘gave it priority. The. chairman said he knew some months ago that they were going to get the clinic here, but, the information could hot be made public. The committee’s thanks were passed to Mr. Linklater for his efforts. ,