WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1980
DENTAL HOSPITAL OPENS SEPTEMBER
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THE PRINCE PHILIP DENTAL HOSPITAL AT SAI YING PUN WILL START OPERATION THIS SEPTEMBER FOR THE TRAINING OF DENTAL SURGEONS FROM THE DENTAL SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, THE SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, MR E.P. HO SAID TODAY WEDNESDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 11TH DENTAL HEALTH WEEK AT THE CITY HALL, MR HO SAID THE SHORTAGE OF DENTISTS IN HONG KONG WILL BE EASED WHEN THE FIRST DENTAL STUDENTS GRADUATE IN 1985.
+BY THE EARLY 1990'S OUR SUPPLY OF DENTISTS WILL BE MUCH IMPROVED TO BRING ABOUT A POPULATION TO DENTIST RATIO OF 4 000 TO ONE, HE POINTED OUT.
MR HO SAID THAT THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL INTRODUCE A SCHOOL DENTAL CARE SERVICE BY STAGES TO PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS ALSO IN SEPTEMBER.
UNDER THE SCHEME, PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN WILL BE PROVIDED WITH ROUTINE DENTAL CARE BY DENTAL THERAPISTS TRAINED IN BASIC CONSERVATIVE DENTISTRY TECHNIQUES, AND WORKING UNDER GENERAL SUPERVISION OF QUALIFIED DENTISTS.
+ IT REPRESENTS A NEW LINE OF THINKING IN THAT THE HABITS OF REGULAR DENTAL CHECK-UPS AND OTHER GOOD ORAL HABITS INCULCATED IN YOUTH WILL BE MAINTAINED FOR LIFE,+ HE SAID.
THE DENTAL HEALTH WEEK IS ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG DENTAL ASSOCIATION WITH THE THEME, +COMMON DENTAL DISEASES+.
DURING THE WEEK, AN EXHIBITION AT THE CITY HALL WILL INCLUDE AUDIO-VISUAL SHOWS, DEMONSTRATIONS, ORAL EXAMINATIONS WITH ADVICE FROM DENTISTS, AND POSTER AND PHOTOGRAPHIC DISPLAYS.
A POSTER COMPETITION AND A SERIES OF RADIO AND TV PROGRAMMES ARE ALSO ORGANISED.
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