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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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William A. Brophy, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, reports the establishment of a training school in Riverside, Calif., for young Indians as dental assistants and technicians to support the Indian Health Service. Includes a nationwide survey of dental conditions on reservations and a study on fluorine treatment to prevent tooth decay in children.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 - The Indian Health Service of the Office of Indian Affairs is training young Indian men and women as dental assistants and technicians.
William A. Brophy, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, reported today a training school has been established at Riverside, Calif.
The purpose, Brophy advised Undersecretary of Interior Abe Fortas. is to aid the present staff of dentists employed by the health service. Those who complete the training courses may relieve dentists of routine non-professional tasks.
The Indian Service is making a complete survey of dental conditions among persons in different age groups on all Indian reservations, Brophy said.
The program includes a study of the effect of fluorine treatment in the prevention of tooth decay among children.
Treatment involves application of the fluorine solution to all tooth surfaces with a cotton swab.
Should the treatment prove effective, it will be extended through the entire Indian Service, Brophy said.
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Riverside, Calif.
Event Date
Sept. 19
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training school established to aid dentists; complete survey of dental conditions planned; fluorine treatment study for prevention of tooth decay among children; potential extension if effective.
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The Indian Health Service is training young Indian men and women as dental assistants and technicians at a school in Riverside, Calif., to relieve dentists of routine tasks. A survey of dental conditions among different age groups on all Indian reservations is underway, including a study of fluorine treatment applied to teeth with a cotton swab to prevent decay in children.