The Lucknow Sentinel, 1974-12-04, Page 7PNESDAY. DECEMBER 4, ig
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THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW. ONTARIO
TODAY'S HEALTH
TODAY'S CHILD
BY.HELEN ALLEN
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THE TORONTO' ,.]-71t) SYNDICATE
unmy is a lively, uninhibited tight -year -odd — an engaging
youngster in both looks and personahty...
Anglo,saxon in descent,. be is healthy and slim with brown
iyes,bitinde hair and fair skin.
• Tway craves attention's° he prefers the company of elder
aple, either Children or adults. Because :Tommy was restless
distracted he spent longer ihan usual in kindergarten
last year he was an average Grade One student, and now, in.
.Grade Two,- he loves •school. -A creative boy, he enjoys (drawing
anti coloring.: 'Tommy:is interested in music and is now learning
vardgalnes and -chess. If an eight-Year-old.tan besaid tohave a
Tommy's would:be mechanica, •
iioirombbY,my
loves ramping, fishing and swimming. Ne pys
baseball and.is-platining to join Cubs. - • . ..•
Affectionate Tommy needs much love,. along with• attention
and stitnulation: Young involved parents who can be both warm
affirm will find him a fine son. Older brothers and sisters but
sayoUnger OieS ) will be an asset in Tommy's adopting family:
la inquire about adopting. Tommy, please write to Today's
Chg.& Ministry of Community • and Socia l Services, .Box 888,
Stilton K. 'Toronto M4P 2112,. For general information, consult •
yourChildren'S AidSOciety, .•
• .
PAGE SEVEN
Studies show
dental •care
should start
at early age
•
b.3, David Woods
THE CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY
REQUESTS YOUR SUPPORT FOR ITS
'dentni care az really is true
'that an ounce of prevention is worth • •
a pound of Cure. For financial and
other reasons many people tend to:I
delay visits to the dentist or to •
go onwhen .something needs to
put right, urgently— . •
Early attention means les S WOrk
and . less cost in most cases — a fact
substantiated by two Ontario dental
care studies in which 'e.arlier •
means hoth.chro.nological age, and .
•
Betting 'to the troOt of the turouble
(so to. speak before itt becomes
too big prOblern.
. him A few years ago It* sovough
of North Yor and the County of
Waterloo started ' separate eXperrii-
mews .in piovidang coMprebensive,
Ccintirnaing dental care. to randomly
selected e,-potips of children H- at no
• . :cost to the parents_ The idea was to
see if it would be practical, from
the standpoint of costs ariel ,avail-
able ,dernal manpower, to offer such
a4ervice to Ontario's 1..5 iiition
elementary School children_
The ' 'North Yorksnarly focused
providine. initial dental carefor
five-•!.tar-olids. food by main-
:. iti&ance care eachSucceeding. year
to see how they were (loin. The
first • eroup of . 3.31Z. children were
randoinly • 'selected from.
ineutary schOol:deratal dinics in the
Romotieh. Each year„ a new' group
enters the jr4togratto,. Which is now
in • its sixth. year.: .A total 4. LIS It
• children have been insolhed in the
Prolject •
The study• bas *owo that the
children'S dental • needs varied .ac-
cording to their age when fluorida-
. tion was introduced . to Metro
'Toronto's water supPly. Iln general.
• the children receicving,tthe proper
amount of fluoride gained greater
dental Protection and the costs
and time of their dental care were
a oat half those for children with -
water fittioridation... The time
I in. maintenancecare ranged
:17 to '40) minutes per year.
eu�in4.1inthe age groups of the
• children in the. study:
The Wamloo everinient was,
• slifhily different in that at took two
trout% of 11,1100 ' arree-yearorlds
from families ‘of varying_ epormstryie,
• ethnic_ rEn-al. • and, urban back -
groan, .ds. and offered ahem dental
care through private Tiranitioners.
• That care included dinicall exam-
ination_ fltioride treatment_ x-rays
and necessary dental • procedires;
the idea being to, compare the den-
ial Prowess of children partici-
. pain in the program with those
V.0 had net.
As both gairl have Shown_
there. is more than a ertin of truth
. the ridal...xe: -Get TO a Child early
(not* and yoti've .got him for
,
ntr. R. E. Feasb. to Ontario
141ea3tles senconsul-
tam in public health dentistry.. sal..s.:
-These studies are providing essert-
t ial information on cost factors and
Inanrcower :1-04fartinznTS Toward fu-
ture implementation of .11 dental
care prcigram for children.-
HE NEEDS BIG BROTHER
ISTRY OF REVENUE
ASSESSMENT REGION NO. 25
• 345 EIGHTH STREET EAST
P.O. BOX 670
OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO,
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the Owner or Tenant:
Takenotice that pursuant to Section 40 of the
t Act, Chapter 32, (as amended) R.S.O.
lave on the 2nd day of December delivered
msed to be delivered, Assessment Notices to
osatts and tenants in this region.
The last day for appealing the assessment is
7, 1975, and the assessment roll may be
at the Municipal Offices dmin. g regular
hows commencing December 18, 1974.
J. R. COSTELLO,
Regional Assessment Commissioner
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