THE NATION'S TEETH.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 778, 30 March 1910, Page 7

THE NATION'S TEETH.

PREVENTION OF DISEASE. - "A PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. (By .Telegraph-Press, Association.) - Duncdin, March 29 ; The sixth annual ■; meeting ■of atho New: Zealand ''Donta! 1 Association will bo opened hero to-morrow. : lie delegates were accorded a tmo reception in the Town Hall V'to-night,about .50. ;persons being present. v. •..■ . delegates' : hadbeen wel- . comed .by the' Mayor,' the president 'of. : the association'(Mr. T:-: A".; Hunter) delivered tho . presidential ' address; - the ; subject- being the "duty; of the State and' public towards: the prevention. of .dental disease." In tho course of his : remarks/- he said at least .four-fifths . '.jif;the;'people :in 'the Dominion :are, suf- .... fenng in ;a greater or less.degree';from dental disease, the prevalence ;of , whichconstituted one;.of Uio most, if not the most,iinsidious" forms; of disease : that' sapped vitality. The speakerwent on . to;:Tefer' ;to; tlie; assistance! that could !*' ky tho medical ' profession in 1 minimising ' dental disease,'' and ' also advocated : 'that; the 'authorities',should have; an organised examination'' and efficients treatment of tho...mouths . of the children.in the public schools. By this. ; intervention the health of the ; people- would .he enhanced, ' happiness increased, calls ; on. charitable; institutions 'lessened;., and , tho . taxpayer re- : lieved :of,' yearly./iric'reasing"' burden's; In conclusion,: Mr. -Hiuiter"'paid a'compli- : •mentf to the members of 'the dental profession ' for their- efforts to bring »tontl an • impr'ovem ch t. i ti : ' th e -"corid i tion ■of affairs.; i-.w-' ■'i :: Dr. -Barnett, ,jn proposing a vote of thanks... to. Mr. Hunter the-Dental .Association on the position it had reached in Xew, Zealand. : The ■ pedical-profossion appreciafed tlioi-way m ywhjfh "the ,dentists f- were car: vinoont, < heiri irnportint, ,W(.rk for', .the good of Jiumamtv. ..