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Maternity and, Child Welfare Dental Clinic.
Report of Mr. C. Hammond Williams, L.D.S., R.C.S.(Eng.),
Dental Surgeon in Charge of the Maternity and Child Welfare
Dental Clinic.
I beg to submit my report of the work carried out in the Dental
Clinic of the Maternity and Child Welfare Department, at Wellington
Road.
The following is a summary:—
100 Sessions have been held.
1,386 Total Attendances.
88 Permanent teeth filled.
171 Temporary teeth filled.
28 Permanent teeth extracted with local anaesthesia.
1,925 Permanent teeth extracted under Nitrous Oxide Gas.
976 Temporary teeth extracted under Ethyl Chloride.
214 Scalings.
In addition, dressings, minor treatment and the fitting of dentures.
421 new patients have attended during the year, which is a considerable
increase over the previous year, whilst the average attendance per session
has risen to 13.8 as compared with 12.4 in 1937.
In most respects the work compares favourably with previous years,
in spite of the temporary cancellation of sessions during the September
crisis.
A decrease in the number of temporary teeth extracted will be noted.
It is difficult to say whether this decrease is due to a lower number of
children attending, or whether it is due to the fact that fewer teeth have
to be extracted. My impression, however, is that there are fewer teeth
to be extracted, the number of children for total clearance definitely
seems to be small nowadays, compared with only a few years ago. This,
with other signs, must point to the fact of stronger and healthier children.
I should like to take this opportunity again of thanking those who
assist me in the Clinic, and those in any way connected with it, for their
essential help and support.
C. HAMMOND WILLIAMS.