Show TilE THE SCHOOL AGE CHILD The child chUd of school age needs every physical asset to enable him to make the most of his studies and to compete with his fellows on equal terms Healthy teeth arf are essential to general health and the wise mother will take every precaution to guard against the handicaps of frequent Illnesses caused by bad teeth according to Dr R. R C. C Dalgleish director olf of the division of 01 dental health of the Utah department of 01 health I Before a n child chUd enters school his his mouth should be examined by a n dentist the first permanent permanent permanent perma perma- nent molars usually erupt at the age of 6 G or 7 years and dental dental den den- tal attention at this time is vital vi vi- tal Throughout the school years the child should be given given given en regular and systematic dental dental den den- tal attention The habit should be started at the earliest possible age Between the ages of 01 6 and 21 the dentist should be consulted fr frequently to determine whether er the childs child's teeth are coming corning In straight and that the upper and lower teeth come In properly prop prop- erly II If the teeth are crooked or If 11 there is any other malad malad- the condition can often of of- ten be corrected if discovered in time When the new bl bicuspids bicus us come In between the ages of I 0 9 and 11 the child should be taken to the dentist for special spec spec- ial lal attention Initial flaws in these important teeth can be repaired repaired re rc re- re paired and decay thus be pre- pre Dr Dalgleish emphasized sized In Jn general all 11 new teeth should be examined shortly hey after alter t they appear This holds hoMs true when the second permanent permanent perma penna nent molars erupt between 12 and 14 years of 01 age and when the he third molars or wisdom teeth come In usually after alter the or year The child chUd should be trained early in life to appreciate good goM teeth to know how important they are to his health and to his physical appearance |