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Photograph caption dated January 27, 1959 reads "Dr. Harold Barnes, Los Angeles city school dentist for the Valley, explains correct toothbrushing technique to Renel Paden and Steven Paden, Van Nuys Bassett Elementary School students, as Mrs. Randall Paden looks on. Valley Dental Society Auxiliary members presented 500 model teeth and brush for use in school demonstrations in oral hygiene."
Los Angeles Unified School District--Employees Bassett Street Elementary School Dentists Mother and child Men Women Associations, institutions, etc Dental health education Toothbrushes Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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