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It will be realized that this on occasions means a more or
less unexpected and substantial addition to an afternoon's work,
but with the intelligent co-operation of the Head Teachers, who
have been asked strictly to limit the issue of these tickets to
really urgent cases, it has been found to fill a real need in avoiding
perhaps several days' delay in getting treatment. Several
unfortunate cases of teeth being fractured as a result of a child's
fall in the playground, have also been dealt with, but these
present their own special problem, and arrangements are being
made for these to be dealt with by the Royal Dental Hospital
in view of the necessity for a Radiogram, to arrive at the amount
of unseen damage.
The second Dental Chair which was purchased during the
year has proved invaluable since the Dental Nurse's official
recognition, as she has been able to undertake much minor dental
work, working side by side with and under the supervision 'of
the Dental Surgeon.
The Dental Clinic fee of I /- payable by each patient has
again operated throughout the year. It covers one year's ordinary
treatment at the Dental Clinic, and includes a general
anesthetic when this is necessary. Orthodontic fees are
additional to this.
The fees taken at the Clinic during 1931 were as follows:—
From School Children treated (ordinary 1/- fee) £111 13 0
From School Children (orthodontic fees) 151 16 0
From Maternity and Child Welfare cases treated
1 /- fees 8 14 0
I. COHEN, L.D.S., R.C.S. ENG.,
School Dental Surgeon.