Free dental clinics in North Carolina : traveling dental service for rural school children during the summer of 1918 . e, special arrangementshave been made with a near-by dentistand many school children in AveryCounty have been given dental treat-ment at greatly reduced prices, pay-ing for it themselves. ROWAN COUNTY As stated on another page, equip-ment is already in place in the hand-some new courthouse at Salisbury fora permanent dental infirmary. Thework will begin on January 1, 1919,and the clinics will be operated sixdays in each week for three treatment will be free to all s
Free dental clinics in North Carolina : traveling dental service for rural school children during the summer of 1918 . e, special arrangementshave been made with a near-by dentistand many school children in AveryCounty have been given dental treat-ment at greatly reduced prices, pay-ing for it themselves. ROWAN COUNTY As stated on another page, equip-ment is already in place in the hand-some new courthouse at Salisbury fora permanent dental infirmary. Thework will begin on January 1, 1919,and the clinics will be operated sixdays in each week for three treatment will be free to all schoolchildren, both city and county, undertwelve years of age, regardless of sex,color, or social position. The class ofwork offered will be the same as inthe regular clinics the past summer. n&rth Carolina Siate Library IN NORTH CAROLINA 31 The work will be under the directionof the able county health officer, J. Warren. It will be financed atpresent by the State Board of Health,Rowan County, and the InternationalHealth Board, working through theBureau of County Health Work of theState Board of Rowan Courthouse, Salisbury, N. C. Permanent Dental Infirmary for city andcountry school children equipped in one roomof this splendid building. CUMBERLAND COUNTY The funds are in hand for a freeclinic to be conducted for three monthsin the rural schools of CumberlandCounty. This is financed jointly bythe State Board of Health and the au-thorities of Cumberland County. Itwill be conducted by the State Boardof Health and the Cumberland au-thorities. The plan followed will beexactly like that in Wilson County,which has been so successful, that is, adentist with a portable outfit will visitthe schools and do the work therewhile they are in session. It is ex-pected that this work will start onJanuary 1, 1919. The arrangement in CumberlandCounty is made possible through thecooperation of Dr. J. W. McNeill,county physician, and Mr. B. T. Mc-Bryde, county superintendent ofschool
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