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Ann Arbor News, May 1, 1962
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PRACTICAL TRAINING: Hygienist Doris Ludwick (left) cleans and scales the teeth of patient Mrs. Francis Lefevre. As the hygienists work on patients, dental hygiene instructors in the clinic examine their work periodically.

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Ann Arbor News, May 1, 1962
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LINED UP FOR WORK: Long rows of dental chairs line the main clinic of the U-M Dental School, where dental hygienists work for an allotted number of hours each week to receive the necessary practical experience for their course. While dental students perform dental work on the public here, dental hygienists perform prophylactic treatment, or cleaning and polishing of the teeth, and instruct patients in correct oral care. The clinic is equipped with 133 dental chairs, 94 of which are allotted especially to dental students and 39 of which are used by the dental hygienists.

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Ann Arbor News, May 1, 1962
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'PRETEND' TEETH: Meri Louise Shima (left), looks a little wary of the 'teeth' being shown to her by hygienist Katherine Falsey in the orthodontics clinic. They are part of the equipment used by dental hygienists for demonstrating proper care of the teeth.

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Ann Arbor News, May 1, 1962
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LAB WORK: In the dental caries laboratory, dental hygiene students use microscopes to determine the number of lactobacilli in the mouth. Judith Nichols (left) watches as Dr. Philip Jay, chairman of the dental caries department, gives an explanation. Carol Palmer watches him and Mary Measel (foreground) studies another plate.

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Ann Arbor News, May 1, 1962
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PERSONAL DEMONSTRATION: Part of the dental hygienist's function as an assistant to the busy dentist is to demonstrate for the patient exactly how the teeth should be brushed, as David Cousino learns here from Linda Lajiness. Patients are asked to bring their own toothbrushes with them when they come to the clinic, and the hygienists can thus tell from the brush's condition whether or not it has been used correctly.

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Ann Arbor News, May 1, 1962
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OBSERVING: Mrs. Jo Ann Fell, dental hygiene student, watches as dental student Tom Stevens examines Bill Munro's teeth in the orthodontics clinic. An important part of the hygienist's training is simply close observation of the dental students' work.

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Ann Arbor News, May 1, 1962
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X-RAY INSTRUCTION: In the radiology laboratory, hygienists learn the steps in taking X-rays of patients' teeth. Patient Susan Katz has an X-ray taken by Judy Reynolds (right) as Ann Miller (left) and Albert Richards, professor of radiology, watch. One of the greatest assets to the dentist with his crowded daily schedule is his dental hygienist's ability to take a complete X-ray without assistance.