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3. No evidence of harm from fluoridation has been discerned despite continuous
vigilance.
4. The addition of fluoride to water supplies has presented no technical difficulties.
See "The Conduct of the Fluoridation Studies in the U.K. and the results achieved
after Five Years" Report on Public Health & Medical Subjects No.105 Para.VII,
Conclusions page 13.
The second matter of interest is the Dental Auxiliaries Experimental Scheme which
the Privy Council have required the General Dental Council to carry out in accordance
with Section 43 of the Dentists Act of 1957.
The first batch of these Auxiliaries finished their training and were ready for
employment with Local Authorities in August 1962 and Miss Cladingbowl commenced duties
in this area on 10th September, 1962. An interim report on her work was made to the
General Dental council in December.
The scope of her work is to do simple extractions of temporary teeth under local
anaesthesia, to fill temporary and permanent teeth with simple fillings, the topical
application of certain medicaments, and the scaling and polishing of teeth. Lecturing
and instructing children on dental hygiene and the general care of the teeth is an
important part of her work, which has been appreciated both in schools and in the clinic.
A second dental surgery was opened at Leyton Green in October of this year which
means that we now have six dental surgeries in operation in the form of three, twosurgery
suites. One surgery in use full-time by the dental auxiliary and dental surgeons
equivalent to 4-8/llths full-time in the others.
For many years it has been necessary to send all dental patients needing X-ray
facilities to Park House Clinic but X-ray machines for Dawlish Road and Leyton Green
are now on order and in future full dental X-ray units will be in operation at these
centres. This is in accordance with the policy pursued in the area for many years that
all the Council's surgeries should be modern, up-to-date units, able to offer full
facilities for dental treatment.
The course of lectures given by Mr. Arnold to the dental surgery assistants has
been continued during the year and has been very helpful and much appreciated.
The staffing position in respect of Dental Officers has only varied slightly during
the year, remaining around the equivalent of 4-8/llths whole-time officers and this was
the figure at the close of the year."
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