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VI.—MUNICIPAL DENTAL HOSPITAL.
164, Kingsland Road.
REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1932.
A special Sub-Committee was appointed by the Health Committee to
consider the report upon the work of this Hospital for the year 1931, and as a
result various administrative changes were introduced. The most important
of these related to the times of the Sessions and the scale of charges for
treatment.
At its November meeting, the Council adopted a recommendation of the
Health Committee to alter the times of the Sessions, and these are now as
follows: —
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 2 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Wednesday : 10 a.m. to 12 noon, 4 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Thursday (Special session for Maternity and Child Welfare cases) :
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday : 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
This re-arrangement, however, included a provision that the Dental Surgeon
should not be in attendance between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Monday to Friday
evenings inclusive.
At the October meeting of the Council a report from the Health Committee
to the effect that the charges for treatment were in some respects
excessive was considered, and it was decided to modify these charges.
The new scale of charges, which with the exception of those for school
children is lower than the old, is as follows : —
Scaling, per individual.—5s., but not chargeable in respect of a jaw in
which a denture of eight or more teeth is supplied.
Fillings, per filling.—5s., with a maximum charge of 10s. for any one
tooth.
Root treatment, per tooth.—5s., with a maximum charge of 12s. 6d. for
fillings and root treatment in any one tooth.
Extractions.—2s. per tooth (with or without local anaesthetic). Maximum
10s. for any single attendance.
Extractions with general anesthetics.—Extraction fee 2s. each tooth.
Gas 3s. 6d. Maximum 15s. for any single attendance.
Dentures, full upper or lower.—£2 15s. Od.
Dentures, full upper and lower.—£5 10s. Od.
Partial Dentures, extractions not included, £1 1s. Od. for first two teeth ;
5s. for each subsequent tooth.