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Three-monthly visits are essential however, if the loss of temporary teeth are to
be avoided as dental decay proceeds so quickly at this age that some teeth untreated
by five years of age will probably be found to be unsaveable by the time the first
dental examination is held in school.
Treatment of expectant mothers is on the whole disappointing for it is among those
women where the need for treatment is most urgent that the acceptance of treatment is
likely, especially in the absence of pain.
However, the number of mothers in the younger age groups who have had dental
treatment when at school, either at a clinic or privately, is increasing and it is
usual for such people to accept examination and treatment and to bring their children
for dental examination from about years of age.
The co-operation of Medical Officers and Health Visitors has been most valuable
in securing the attendance of man" of these patients. "

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