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DENTAL SERVICES
Mrs. C. M. Lindsay, l.d.s., r.f.p.s.(glasgow)
Principal Dental Officer
Dental Service for Nursing and Expectant Mothers and Children
under School Age
Maternity and Child Welfare Dental Treatment has been
continued in the normal pattern. There has, however, been a small
decrease in the number of cases treated, 299 children as compared
with 360, 23 mothers as compared with 37 in the previous year,
probably by reason of the fact that the talks to the mothers on
Dental Health have had to be curtailed owing to increased incidences
of sick leave in the staff. The hygienist who delivers such
talks, has had to assist with more essential duties.
I welcome this opportunity to place on record my thanks to the
entire dental staff for their unstinted co-operation and support
during 1969.
All types of treatment as in private practice are available,
including treatment of orthodontic cases and the service is operated
from all the school dental clinics. Details of the work carried out
during 1969 are given on page 50.
School Health Dental Service
The complement of dental staff comprising five full-time and
five part-time Dental Officers, has been fully maintained although
there has been a change in the part-time dental staff.
Despite an increase in the incidence of sick leave of both dental
and nursing staff, the output of work has not decreased. There has
in fact been an increase in some branches of the conservative work
and almost all the maintained schools in the Borough have received
dental inspections within the year.
There is always a minimum of 500 orthodontic cases undergoing
treatment. This year 160 new cases were undertaken and 132
cases successfully completed. This eminently satisfying branch of
the dental department is much appreciated by the parents of the
children treated.
There is still a large incidence of caries in the infant schools
especially in the new entrants and a great need for increased Dental
Health Education is desirable.
The Chief Dental Officer thanks all the Head Teachers for their
help and co-operation to the Dental department.
The Dental staff gratefully acknowledge the excellent work
done by Dr. Morris and Dr. Miller in adminstering dental anaesthetics
at the Clinics.