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Manawatu Conversations 04-07-2023 - Episode 268 - Christine McIvor, Part 2 of 2


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Christine McIvor, Part 2 of 2. Retraining when returned to school dentistry. Dental nurses renamed dental therapists. Students now do a double degree. Working in Woodville and Eketahuna, then Feilding. Many school clinics closed on health and safety grounds, moved to centralized hubs. Impact of computers. Registration of dental therapists. Dental assistants. More parental involvement. Pupil education weakened. Benefits of fluoride, improved diet, etc.. Migrant children. Toothbrushes. Diagnostic x-raying with computers. Wider health problems from teeth. Activities in retirement. Changes in Palmerston North. Message for grandchildren.
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