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5. That the Inner London Borough Councils be informed
that, in the Authority's view, a working week of ten sessions could
be introduced for full time staff in the school dental service and that
they be asked to bring this into effect subject to their views so far as
the maternity and child welfare service is concerned.
6. That the Inner London Borough Councils be asked to consider
whether it is desirable to add a position of senior dental
officer to the establishment of dental officers jointly employed by
them and the Authority.
7. That the Inner London Borough Councils be asked to do all
they can to encourage recruitment of dental officers, and informed
particularly that the Authority hopes (a) that they will take full
account of experiences since registration in determining the commencing
salaries of new entrants and (b) that they will give sympathetic
consideration to any proposal for allowing suitable dental
officers to be associated with the work of the dental schools of the
London teaching hospitals.
8. That a dental record card (form 11M) be provided for each
school child at the time of dental inspections in school and that the
Inner London Borough Councils be asked to provide the clerical
assistance necessary for this and for any necessary transfer of the
records.
9. That the fixed staff of the Medical Department be increased
by one position of dental health educator.
Accommodation for Dental Surgeries
10. That the standards for new dental clinics submitted as an
Appendix to the report be adopted so far as the Authority is concerned
for its own future premises and for accommodation provided
on behalf of the Authority by Inner London Borough Councils in
new combined centres.
11. That the Education Officer do discuss with the Headmasters
and Headmistresses of schools where provision was made for the
use of a room as a dental surgery the possibility of rearrangements
to permit certain of the surgeries to be brought into use and do
report on this in association with the Medical Adviser.
Equipment
12. That the Director of Mechanical and Electrical Services be
authorised, on request by Principal School Medical Officers, to
undertake the maintenance of school health service dental equipment
in surgeries in premises vested in the Inner London Borough
Councils.
Equipment and Finance
13. (i) That approval in principle be given to the provision of
dental equipment for the school health service during 1966-7 and
1967-8.