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The difficulty in recruiting dental surgery assistants became apparent
after the loss by illness and eventual retirement of a member of the staff
who had been with us nineteen years and worked at the Whittlesea Road
and Cecil Park clinics. Part-time assistance only could be supplied as the
response to advertisements for full-time dental surgery assistants is very
poor. This is the case generally in the London area owing to the fact that
higher salaries are obtainable in other occupations.
Equipment
Provision was made in the estimates for replacement of 20 years old
equipment at Caryl Thomas clinic by the modern low seater dentistry type
of unit used in conjunction with a traditional type dental chair, which I
consider better suited for the treatment of children.
Dental Health Education
In November a dental health campaign following our now well
established pattern, was carried out in schools that had not been included
in previous campaigns. Dental Officers and dental surgery assistants took
an active part in the proceedings.