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127
Emergencies 513
Additional courses commenced 718
Number did not attend 8,071
Treatment given :
Number of fillings :
In permanent teeth 6,887
In temporary teeth 5,705
Number of extractions :
Of permanent teeth 592
Of temporary teeth 1,926
Number of other operations (prophylaxis, X-rays, inlays,
crowns, etc.) 4,784
Courses of treatment completed 3,342
Orthodontics :
Number of new cases 55
Number of removable appliances fitted 88
Number of fixed appliances fitted 4
Sessional averages :
First visits 2.2
Subsequent visits 4.3
Emergencies 0.3
Did not attend 3.9
Fillings :
In permanent teeth 3.4
In temporary teeth 2.8
Extractions :
Of permanent teeth 0.3
Of temporary teeth 0.9
Ratio of permanent teeth filled to permanent teeth extracted 10.1
Ratio of temporary teeth filled to temporary teeth extracted 2.5
Staff :
Number of dentists employed (effective whole-time
equivalent) 4.3
REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL SCHOOL DENTAL OFFICER FOR 1968
The year's work shows a further consolidation of the dental service based
on the foundations laid down as a result of the combined efforts of the I.L.E.A.
and the borough. Efforts are always made to achieve the ideal dental service,
but there are always limiting factors to prevent this coming to fruition, staff