WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1985
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NEED SEEN FOR MORE DENTISTS
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THE POTENTIAL OF THE DENTAL SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY HAD YET TO BE REALISED, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PRINCE PHILIP DENTAL HOSPITAL BOARD OF GOVERNORS, THE HON LYDIA DUNN SAID TODAY.
TABLING THE REPORT ON THE PRINCE PHILIP DENTAL HOSPITAL FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1, 1983 - MARCH 31, 1984 AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING TODAY (WEDNESDAY), SHE SAID THAT ALTHOUGH SOME PEOPLE HAD SAID THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY HAD BEEN SATISFIED ALREADY AND THAT JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE GRADUATES WOULD BE SCARCE, SHE HERSELF DID NOT THINK SO.
+THERE IS SCOPE FOR GREATER AWARENESS OF PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY, FOR THE SPREAD OF KNOWLEDGE OF ORAL HYGIENE AND DENTAL HEALTH CARE.
+DENTISTS WILL BE NEEDED IN GREATER NUMBERS, NOT ONLY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EDUCATIVE PROCESS, BUT IN RESPONDING TO THE MORE EXACTING STANDARDS OF DENTAL FITNESS THAT WILL COME FROM A BETTER EDUCATED COMMUNITY, SHE SAID.
MISS DUNN SAID, DURING THE YEAR, THE HOSPITAL HAD CONTINUED TO FULFIL ITS ROLE IN PROVIDING TRAINING FACILITIES FOR DENTAL GRADUATE STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND ALSO FOR DENTAL ANCILLARY STAFF.
SHE SAID THE YEAR WAS AN IMPORTANT ONE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HOSPITAL.
+FOR THE FIRST TIME, A FOURTH YEAR OF DENTAL STUDENTS CONTINUED IN THEIR STUDIES LEADING TO THE FIFTH AND FINAL YEAR OF THE DENTAL CURRICULUM.
+MOST OF THESE STUDENTS HAVE NOW COMPLETED THEIR STUDIES, AND THE PRINCE PHILIP DENTAL HOSPITAL SHARES WITH THE FACULTY OF DENTISTRY A DEEP SENSE OF PRIDE IN PRODUCING THE VERY FIRST GROUP OF 59 LOCALLY-TRAINED DENTISTS,+ MISS DUNN SAID,
+OVERSEAS EXAMINERS HAVE SPOKEN OF THEIR IMPRESSIVE QUALITIES,+ SHE ADDED..
PILOT CENSUS IN MARCH ***
A PILOT CENSUS WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN MARCH 1985 TO TEST THE ORGANISATION AND PROCEDURE FOR THE BY-CENSUS IN 1986, THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, THE HON PIERS JACOBS, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
HE SAID THE PILOT CENSUS, +DRESS REHEARSAL+ FOR THE MAIN OPERATION, WOULD COVER A SAMPLE OF ABOUT 12 000 LAND-BASED HOUSEHOLDS.
+ALL ASPECTS OF THE PLANNED SYSTEM FOR THE 1986 BY-CENSUS, INCLUDING THE CENSUS CONTENT, FIELD ORGANISATION AND DATA PROCESSING, WILL BE TESTED, HE SAID.
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