“ASTOUNDED.”

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3422, 28 February 1920, Page 5

“ASTO UNDED .”

AT CHILDREN’S TEETH. LITTLE ONE’S DAILY DOSE OF POISON. The Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, at its meeting on Thursday received the following let.ter from Mr F. W. Bond, on the question of the care of childrerys teeth, which should be of special interest to parents:“In handing over control of the dental department on 16th inst, I desire to thank your board and the stafi? generally for the consideration shown me during my two years of service. I wish to ‘take this opportunity to point out to your 9board the importance of‘ the work that is being carried on by this department; but much regret how few parents are alive to the care of their children's teeth. Looking back on those two years. I am as-tounrl-ed at the amount of oral sepsis that has come under my notice. In quite 90 per cent. pus has been fully present’ in the mouths of these very young people, because it is hidden away in the mouth no notice is taken, and the child continues to swallow this poison. If these abscesses were to appear on the cheeks or hands the parents would be greatly alarmed, but how much more serious is the presence of all this oral sepsis. _