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possible to use it from the beginning they do not fear cavity preparation
nearly so much.
Dental Radiographic facilities are available at all clinics,
thus saving patient pain by quicker diagnosis of dental abnormalities.
Evening Sessions
I continued with one evening per week at Mayesbrook
Clinic tor school children who are unable to attend during the day.
Appointments for these sessions are in great demand by older children
studying for examinations. Many of these children would not
attend during the day and so this is a service of value.
It is becoming difficult in all parts of the borough to fill the
Saturday morning sessions. This is due to the fact that children
to-day seem to have more week-end activities, either with their
school or with their parents. Added to this, so many parents do not
work now on Saturday and therefore they have other interests.
Fluoridation of water supplies appears to be the next major
step to be taken in the preventive field of dentistry. I hope it will
not be too many years before this is possible."
THE ETHEL DAVIS SCHOOL.
Dr. D. M. B. Gross, Medical Officer in Charge, reports as follows:-
"This new school was opened in January 1964 and incorporates
the old Benton School and Cerebral Palsy Unit.
It will be noted that this year the two sections share the same
report instead of each having their own as hitherto. This is in
keeping with the policy of intergrating the two as far as possible.
The opening in September 1964 of the Nursery Class in the
Cerebral Palsy Unit marks a new departure. Its purpose is purely
medical as an assessment unit for children from 3 to 5 years of age,
i.e. under statutory school age. Any required treatment, physiotherapy,
speech and occupational therapy etc., can be provided and
the children observed over a period under nursery class conditions.
When a child reaches the age of five years it is hoped that it will
then have been possible to assess its potentialities and so recommend
the most suitable placement, which may indeed not be in the