BUCO-DENTAL ORIENTATION AND INSPECTION AT PRIMARY SCHOOLS OF THE STATE OF SÃO PAULO (1911-1917)

Abstract The purpose of this article is to analyze prescriptions for oral dental inspections officially adopted in primary schools in São Paulo. It investigates official publications that help to read the guidelines given for the inspection, handling and care of children's teeth and mouths within the school space are investigated. It explores the relationship established between teething, school progress, and civilization, as well as the conduct adopted in cases of poor dental condition. Conclusions highlight the good results of problematizing the meanings attributed to the practices of inspection and physical examinations and the approximations made between the school and the scientific discourses elaborated about it.

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Main Author: Oriani,Angélica Pall
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Associação Sul-Rio-Grandense de Pesquisadores em História da Educação 2021
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2236-34592021000100424
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