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Table 57.—Dental Services for Expectant and Nursing Mothers and Children under 5
Part A.—Attendances and Treatment
Number of Visits for Treatment during year | Children 0-4 (incl.) | Expectant and Nursing Mothers | ||
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1968 | 1967 | 1968 | 1967 | |
First Visit | 347 | 358 | 61 | 109 |
Subsequent Visits | 378 | 484 | 97 | 198 |
Total Visits | 725 | 842 | 158 | 307 |
Number of Additional Courses of Treatment other than the First Course commenced during year | 24 | 26 | 3 | 8 |
Treatment provided during the year— | ||||
Number of Fillings | 779 | 774 | 227 | 266 |
Teeth Filled | 597 | 671 | 145 | 236 |
Teeth Extracted | 62 | 14 | 12 | 38 |
General Anaesthetics Given | 35 | 6 | 2 | — |
Emergency Visits by Patients | 16 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
Patients X-rayed | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 |
Patients Treated by Scaling and/or Removal of Stains from the Teeth (Prophylaxis) | 150 | 188 | 57 | 77 |
Teeth Otherwise Conserved | 132 | 93 | — | — |
Teeth Root Filled | — | — | 6 | 10 |
Inlays | — | — | — | — |
Crowns | — | — | 1 | — |
Number of Courses of Treatment completed during the year | 184 | 218 | 31 | 77 |
Patients supplied with F.U. or F.L. (First time) | 1968 | 1967 | ||
1 | 1 | |||
Patients supplied with other Dentures | — | 13 | ||
Number of Dentures supplied | 3 | 19 | ||
General Anaesthetics administered by Dental Officers | 1968 | 1967 | ||
— | — | |||
Children 0-4 (incl.) | Expectant and Nursing Mothers | |||
1968 | 1967 | 1968 | 1967 | |
Number of Patients given First Inspections during year | (a) 221 | (a) 427 | (d) 24 | (d) 74 |
Number of Patients in (a) and (d) above who required Treatment | (b) 196 | (b) 294 | (e) 23 | (e) 69 |
Number of Patients in (b) and (e) above who were offered Treatment | (c) 196 | (c) 286 | (f) 22 | (f) 68 |
1968 | 1967 | |||
Number of Dental Officer Sessions (i.e. Equivalent complete half-days) devoted to Maternity and Child Welfare Patients— | 212.25 | |||
For Treatment | 167 | |||
For Health Education | — |