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mouth in the following Summer, and again comparing
the incidence of cures and relapses. With the small
number of cases actually found, it is doubtful if this will
yield useful information.
The enquiry will undoubtedly be the first to combine
in so complete a fashion the qualities of rapid analysis
of an area for cases of otorrhœa, specialist treatment,
investigations and observation, and a carefully workedout
history of the disease, and as a piece of clinical
research it should be valuable both to educationists and
aurists."
DENTAL SERVICES.
The School Dental Service is at present staffed by three
full-time Dental Officers and one part-time Officer, the latter
attending for three sessions weekly. Mr. Cooper-Jones,
L.D.S., Eng., was appointed to the staff during the year f93(i
and commenced his duties on October 1st.
The new appointment of Mr. Cooper-Jones is materially
assisting in the reduction of the congestion of cases awaiting
inspection and treatment. Since his appointment it has been
decided to raise the standard of inspection of individual
children with the object of producing a correspondingly higher
standard of dental fitness, especially for those children who
would shortly be leaving school. As a result it is being found
at subsequent inspections that a progressively diminishing
number require treatment.
It is regrettable that there still exists a number of children
whose parents constantly refuse to avail themselves of the
Scheme, but under the present conditions of staffing these
children are necessarily the last to receive attention in virtue
of the fact that maximum efforts are devoted towards those
who desire and in addition appreciate what is done for them.
In time, these so called "bad record cases" it is hoped, will
gradually discover that dental treatment is important and will
take advantage of the dental services.