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DENTAL SERVICES
The situation regarding the recruitment of dental officers showed some welcome
signs of improvement during the year. In the earlier part of the year another part-time
officer joined the staff, bringing the number of part-time officers to four and raising the
number of sessions worked to 14 per week. Towards the end of the year the services
of a full-time dentist were obtained. This enabled us to re-open the dental surgery at
Ford Road Clinic and to re-commence routine dental inspections in the schools served
by this clinic.
Treatment was also carried out at the Bentry Special School in the temporary dental
surgery set up there as described in last year's report.
I give below the statistical summary of the year's work:—
Periodic Specials
(а) Number of pupils inspected 393 923
(б) Number found to require treatment 259 907
(c) Number offered treatment 259 907
(d) Number actually treated 26 646
(e) Number awaiting treatment 542 680
(f) Attendances made by pupils for treatment 140 2,628
(g) Half days devoted by dental officers to:
Inspection 52
Treatment 571
(h) Number of X-ray examinations 58
(0 Fillings:
Permanent teeth 1,767
Temporary teeth 602
(J) Number of teeth filled:
Permanent teeth 1,557
Temporary teeth 525
(k) Extractions (i) permanent teeth:
On account of caries 347
For other purposes 10
(ii) temporary teeth:
On account of caries 1,098
For other purposes 3
(l) Anaesthetics administered:
Local 603
General (i) by medical officers on County Staff 75
(ii) by others 510
Average number of general anaesthetic cases per general anaesthetic
session 8
(m) Orthodontics:
Cases commenced during the year 8
Cases carried forward from previous year 24
Cases completed during the year 6
Cases discontinued during the year 3
Pupils treated with appliances 12
Removable appliances fitted 2
Fixed appliances fitted —
Total attendances 27
Number of sessions devoted to treatment 4
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