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American Dental Assn. dental societies; to encourage the production of audio-visual ma- terials and to offer the consultative services of other American Dental Association Councils and Agencies; to prepare motion picture programs for the annual sessions. ACTIVITIES: Production: The ADA cooperates on a consultative basis in the production of films and other audio-visual materials. Distribution: The Film Library circulates approximately 100 film titles (350 prints) on technical and dental health subjects, as well as other audio-visual materials. Information on material is being compiled into a film brochure, which will be available free of charge to any interested film user. Utilization: How to plan film programs effectively is discussed in the monthly articles published in the "Journal of the ADA," in talks before dental societies and dental schools, as well as with film users who request such assistance in writing or in personal visits to the American Dental Association Headquarters in Chicago. Consultant service in the selection of audio-visual materials is also given. PUBLICATIONS: Film reviews appear monthly in the "Journal of the ADA," which has a distribution of approximately 82,000. Subscription rates are $7.00 per year for domestic and $8.00 per year for foreign. Articles have appeared in other publications, such as the "Jour- nal of Dental Education," published by the American Association of American Dental Schools. A list of audio-visual materials, including films cleared for tele- vision, is distributed free of charge to all interested film users. PERSONNEL: There are three full-time employees in the Film Library (out of a staff of approximately 115 in the central headquarters of the ADA). These are the film librarian, a booker, and a secretary. Helaine Levin has been Film Librarian since January 1952. As Program Director with the United Seamen's Service, Inc., from 1943 to 1948, she introduced the use of films for education among transient adults in New York City and in Europe. She has taught the use of audio-visual materials to teachers and principals in Illi- nois, has been Midwest correspondent and editor for "Film News" magazine, and film consultant to community agencies in New York City and Chicago. Staff reviewing committee: 10 members Preview panels of professional members representing dental practi- tioners and dental school faculty in the Chicago area: 18 MEETINGS: New films for professional and nonprofessional use are shown for each of the four days of the annual meeting. Consultant services 12