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The conditions for which the cases were referred were: Infantile
Paralysis, 10 cases; Hemiplegia, 3 cases ; Kyphosis, 3 ; Spastic
Diplegia, 3 ; Incoordination, 2; Scoliosis, 2; Mouth Breathers, 2 ;
Lordosis, 1, and Osteomyelitis, 1.
THE SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE.
I am indebted to Mr. Pilbeam for the particulars contained in
tins section of the report.
The dental staff consists of three full-time dental surgeons.
The average number of children served by each dental surgeon is
7,500. This number is more than one dental surgeon can inspect
and treat efficiently each year. Sir George Newman gives 5,000
as a satisfactory number per dentist under present conditions, and
2,300 under ideal conditions.
The aim of the service is to render as many leavers as dentally
tit as possible. To attain this object all children should be inspected
each year and those requiring treatment treated.
The work of the School Dental Service consists chiefly in the
inspection and treatment of school children, and in addition the
treatment of patients referred under Maternity and Child Welfare,
Tuberculosis, and Mental Deficiency schemes. The Clinic in the
South Norwood district has now been operating for over a year,
and the results justify its existence.
There has been considerable progress in the orthodontic scheme.
The number of cases on the register has increased from 69 to 285.
Parents are particularly keen on this treatment and no branch of
The dental service is more popular. The scheme is efficient and
self-supporting.