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1. Two dental auxiliaries could be employed and supervised by one
dental officer.
2. The output of maternity and child welfare work could be doubled.
Annie Prendergast Clinic opened for dental work in 1967; there has been a
very good response for treatment especially for the under fives.
I would like to conclude my report by repeating what I said in 1965.
Fluoridation of water supplies appears to be the best major step to be taken in
the field of preventive dentistry and I hope it will not be too many years before
this is taken.
DENTAL SERVICE STATISTICS
Sessions (½ days) worked
1. Sessions devoted to inspection 99
2. Sessions devoted to dental health education 150
3. Sessions devoted to treatment 2,609
4. Sessions devoted to treatment of mothers and young children 281
3,139
School Dental Inspection
5. Number of pupils first inspected at school 11,755
Number of pupils first inspected at clinic 2,288
Number of pupils found to require treatment 9,277
Number of pupils offered treatment 8,897
Number of pupils re-inspected at school or clinic 749
Number of pupils found to require treatment 579
Treatment
6. Number of pupils actually treated 4,192
7. Number of attendances made 13,951
8. Number of fillings in permanent teeth 7,969
9. Number of fillings in deciduous teeth 5,473
10. Permanent teeth extracted 708
11. Deciduous teeth extracted 2,592
12. General anaesthetics given 1,303
13. Number of pupils x-rayed 349
14. Number of pupils supplied with dentures 12
Orthodontics
15. New cases commenced 83
16. Cases remaining from previous year 110
17. Cases completed 48
18. Cases discontinued 6
19. Number of appliances fitted 100
20. Pupils referred to hospital consultant 16
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