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REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL SCHOOL DENTAL OFFICER.
During the year 1969 there were again changes in the dental staff. Two full-time
dental officers were appointed, Mr. A. B. Jeetoo and Miss E. Grivins. Miss D. Jones
was appointed as a dental surgery assistant in December,.
Mr. K. Lesser, Mrs. F. Hardman and Mrs. F. Shaw, all dental officers, resigned
during the year. Miss W. Coatsworth, a dental surgery assistant, also resigned. The
Principal School Dental Officer attended the British Dental Association conference in
June and Mr. A. B. Jeetoo attended a two day course "Efficiency in Local Authority
Dental Practice" organised by the British Dental Association.
Mr. C J. Grigson, a dental apprentice, obtained his final City and Guilds certificate
before the end of his apprenticeship.
During the year 88 sessions were devoted to the dental inspection of the mouths
of 6,152 children in schools and a further 2,987 were inspected for the first time in the
year at clinics. A total of 4,901 children were found to require treatment after inspection
and all were offered it except those already attending their own practitioner.
The number offered treatment was 4,540 and 3,278 accepted. The number of
sessions devoted to treatment was 1,557 and details of the treatment are shown below
arranged in age groups. 1,458 pupils were re-inspected at clinics and 658 of them were
found to require treatment.