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"The professional side of the Department also
suffers the loss, in the near future, of the full time
services of Mr J C.Timmis on his appointment as
Assistant Chief Dental Officer at Chelmsford
"Consequently there has been a further slight
reduction in the amount of dental treatment carried out
in Walthamstow, and I feel that the only way the
Department can function at its best is under one Senior
Officer, as recommended by the Walthamstow Committee for
Education during 1957."
Orthodontics - The following report has been submitted
by Mr R V Tait B. Sc., L.D.S., RC.S., the visiting
orthodontist:-
Although rather fewer sessions have been worked
in the Orthodontic Clinic during 1959, due chiefly to
my absence for health reasons there has been no
reduction in the number of patients seen However, there
has been an appreciably increased number of patients
referred to the Orthodontic Clinic, and it has not been
possible to deal immediately with all cases requiring
advice or treatment It is with regret that I must
report that, for the first time for several years, there
is now a waiting list of over fifty patients
"It also appears that fewer orthodontic cases have
been dealt with by the School Dental Officers this year
With the increasing incidence of oariesin children it is
likely that School Dental Officers will be forced to
devote less of their time to orthodontic treatment as
they endeavour to deal with dental pain, and it may prove
difficult to continue to provide the adequate orthodontic
service that has been available in Walthamstow in recent
years.