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treatment. This, however, does not prevent their expecting
immediate treatment at the Clinic, and most of these are the
ones who have used "Private Treatment" merely as an
excuse for having no treatment at all.
The acceptance rate for the School Children was 87%,
for Mothers 74% and Infants 87%.
The above percentages show refusals of 13%, 26% and
13% respectively, but these include, and in fact are chiefly
made up of those who accept treatment on their consent
forms and then fail to keep the appointments given them. As
at least two appointments are given to each, the acceptance
rate in terms of appointments which have to be provided
for all these groups is over 95%.
104 cases were referred to the orthodontic clinic during
the year and 31 to the Specialist Dental Officer.
(Signed) P. H. Slater.
DENTAL REPORT. MATERNITY AND CHILD
WELFARE (1948).
Number Mothers Examined 246
„ Mothers Referred 246
„ Children Examined 199
„ Children Referred 176
„ Mothers Treated 154
Children Treated 122
„ Attendances—
Mothers 903
Children 279
Permanent Teeth—
Fillings 459
Extractions 437
Temporary Teeth—
Fillings 175
Extractions 137
Anaesthetics—
General 190
Local 49
Other Operations—
Permanent Teeth 411
Temporary Teeth 151
Number Dentures supplied 80