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DENTAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1920.
By W. Baird Grandison, L.D.S., R.C.S. (Edinburgh), Dental
Surgeon.
I have the honour to submit the First Annual Report of the
working of the Dental Clinic since the inauguration of a wholetime
Dental Surgeon.
I propose, in the first instance, to include the Statistics for the
three months prior to the date of my Appointment, namely, January,
February, and March, 1920, when the work was attended to by the
part-time Dental Surgeon, Mr. A. B. Hawkes, L.D.S., Eng.
Number of Children Treated 102
Number of Extractions of Temporary Teeth 75
Number of Extractions of Permanent Teeth 26
Number of Fillings in Temporary Teeth 16
Number of Filings in Permanent Teeth 41
Number of any other Dental Operations Nil
Note.—I cannot vouch for the absolute accuracy of the above.
In giving a detailed account of my work in Beckenham, I have
decided to divide the report into three Sections, namely:—
First.—The School Dental Service.
Second. The Maternity and Child Welfare Dental Scheme.
Third.—Suggestions for an efficient Public Dental Service in
Beckenham.
SECTION 1.
The School Dental Service.
On my arrival in Beckenham to take up the duties of School,
etc., Dental Surgeon, under the Beckenham Urban District Council,
I found that it was considered necessary to remove the Dental
Clinic from the Health Offices, in order to give increased space for
the work connected with Maternity and Child Welfare.