to a sheet type medium and monitors the output of the reference figure reading sensor to detect a figure of one side coordinate axis which forms the register mark. Then, the cutting plotter detects the other side coordinate axis orthogonal to the one side coordinate axis to calculate a positional coordinate of the first register mark. Since the positional relationship between the respective register marks is previously maintained as a set value from printing data formed on the sheet type medium, the cutting plotter moves the pen block from the position of the detected first register mark to the vicinity of the position of a second register mark, and then detects the second register mark in the same method as that used for the first register mark. TheProfessor Max Abbott, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the Faculty of Health & Environmental Sciences at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) says it is deplorable that many adults in New Zealand cannot afford dental care. This is especially the case for people living in deprived areas.

He joins the Minister of Health, Dr David Clark, in commending Otago University’s plans to build a dental teaching facility in South Auckland, at the Manukau SuperClinic on Great South Road.

While primarily designed to provide training for final-year dental students and postgraduates, the clinic will significantly increase local community access to oral healthcare.

The New Zealand Health Survey shows that only a third of adults in the most deprived areas consulted a dental health professional during the past 12 months. In contrast, most adults