The Care behind the smile

Dental therapists are badly needed in schools to ensure bad tooth decay does not develop amongst children. The film tells of the Australia-wide dental therapist training scheme, which will provide dental therapists for schools.

Credits

production company

Film Australia

Australia. Dept. of Health, Housing and Community Services

producer

Suzanne Baker

director

Debby Kingsland

Duration

00:15:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1974

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012504

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Career development

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Career development

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children - Health and hygiene

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Dental care

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Dental health education

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Dentistry

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Teeth - Care and hygiene

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1974

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