WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1975
ON DENTAL HEALTH, DR. THONG SAID PLANS WERE IN HAND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SCHOOL FOR THE TRAINING OF DENTAL NURSES AND A SCHOOLCHILDREN'S DENTAL CLINIC IN MORRISON HILL,
HE RECALLED THAT THE DENTAL NEEDS OF HONG KONG WERE OUTLINED IN THE MEDICAL WHITE PAPER PUBLISHED IN 1974, IN WHICH THE GOVERNMENT ACKNOWLEDGED THE IMPORTANCE OF DENTAL HEALTH IN OUR COMMUNITY.'
IN THE PROVISION OF DENTAL HEALTH CARE, THE WHITE PAPER INDICATED THAT STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN IN TWO DIRECTIONS -- THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SCHOOL DENTAL CARE SERVICE FOR SCHOOLCHILDREN AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A DENTAL SCHOOL TO PROVIDE MORE DENTISTS FOR HONG KONG,
THE SCHOOL DENTAL CARE SCHEME COULD PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS AT PRIMARY SCHOOL LEVEL WITH REGULAR EXAMINATION AND SIMPLE CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT.
+THIS IS A MODERN, EFFECTIVE AND ECONOMICAL APPROACH TO THE PROVISION OF DENTAL SERVICES ON A WIDE SCALE, WHICH HAS VERY MUCH PROVEN ITS WORTH IN OTHER COUNTRIES,+ SAID DR. THONG.
SUCH A SCHEME INVOLVING THE USE OF DENTAL NURSES UNDER THE SUPERVISION, OF QUALIFIED DENTISTS WILL HAVE THE ADDITIONAL ADVANTAGE OF ENSURING THE MAXIMUM UTILISATION OF PRECIOUS MANPOWER IN REGARD TO QUALIFIED DENTISTS, WHO WILL BE ABLE TO DEVOTE THEIR TIME TO MORE COMPLICATED DENTAL PROBLEMS, HE SAID,
AT THE SAME TIME, SAID DR. THONG, THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE HAD INITIATED PRELIMINARY ACTION FOR THE PLANNING OF THE DENTAL SCHOOL TO PROVIDE QUALIFIED DENTISTS.
TURNING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PHARMACY AND POISONS REGULATIONS, THE DIRECTOR SAID THE PHARMACY AND POISONS BOARD HAD RECEIVED REPRESENTATIONS FROM INTERESTED PARTIES CONCERNING CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN THE REGULATIONS.
THESE REPRESENTATIONS WERE BEING CONSIDERED IN DETAIL BY THE BOARD, AND NO DATE HAD BEEN SET FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REGULATIONS, HE ADDED.
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