[Sidenote: Rhythmic Drills]
Teachers should never send children to a doctor without the consent of
their parents. A teacher’s help can be rendered in instituting
preventive measures better than in administering or advising curative
remedies. The harm done to the teeth by allowing them to decay through
the use of improper food, also the proper use of the tooth brush, and
the value of a sterilizing mouth wash can easily be taught and come
within the teacher’s legitimate province. In many towns she may also
secure the coöperation of the school nurse.