Show CHILDRENS TEETH AND HEALTH out of j p school children examined in the city of new york in 1914 or 58 per cent suffered from defective teeth this exceeded the sum total of all tile the other detects defects noted by nearly defective teeth impair general health and impede school progress disorders of the digestive tract tuberculosis and various other diseases frequently are preceded by diseased conditions in the mouth there is a direct relationship between dental development and mental development and it is absolute absolutely ly essential to good in schools that childrens teeth be maintained in a healthy condition the public health service sei recommends that a good tooth brush be included in the list of christmas presents tor for every american and that its use be made a part of the daily training it if this recommendation is carried out the united states will vill have more healthy healt liy children this year than last and their chances of growing up into useful healthy men and women will lie be increased |