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I continued to notice that the dental health of the mothers
was improving. This is due to their being more dentally conscious
and receiving dental treatment from the time of leaving school.
These patients usually require only a small amount of treatment
to make them dentally fit. It is not so common to see mothers
with grossly neglected mouths as a few years ago.
The choice of local or general anaesthesia was available to
patients when extractions were required. Most children under five
had a general anaesthetic for extractions, this being administered
always by a Medical Officer.
Dental X-ray facilities which can be very important in the
diagnosis of dental abnormalities are now available at all the
clinics in the Ilford Area. This can often save the patient pain
because a quicker diagnosis is possible.
Dentures were supplied when needed to patients; these were
made at a local dental laboratory, an arrangement which has been
in operation for many years and is satisfactory.
In August 1960 new equipment for high speed drilling was
introduced at Mayesbrook Clinic. This machine not only makes
cavity perforation much quicker but also causes less pain to the
patient. Another of these high speed Borden Airotors has been
installed at Kenwood Gardens Clinic early in 1961."