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REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL SCHOOL DENTAL OFFICER.
During the year 1970 there were again changes in the dental staff. Miss S. Adams,
part-time orthodontic surgeon at the Church Road Clinic, resigned in August having
practised there since 1959. Her dental nurse, Miss A. Puntin, who had been at the
clinic since 1954 resigned due to ill health in March, and I have regretfully to report
that she died in Teddington Hospital later in the year. Mr. C. J. Grigson completed
his apprenticeship at the dental laboratory and commenced employment at the Dental
School, University of Wales. Mrs. J. Crane was appointed specialist surgery assistant
in June, and Mr. A. Bocca as a dental apprentice in December. Mr. M. Perry passed
his Final City and Guilds Dental Technician examinations in July.
During the year, 140 sessions were devoted to the dental inspection of the mouths
of 9,928 children in schools and a further 3,034 were inspected for the first time in
the year at clinics. A total of 5,827 children were found to require treatment after
inspection and all were offered treatment except those already attending their own
practitioner. The number offered treatment was 5,338 and of these 3,462 accepted it.
The number of sessions devoted to treatment was 1,705 and details of the treatment
are shown below arranged in age groups. 1,764 pupils were re-inspected at clinics and
1,239 of them were found to require treatment.

* this figure includes 16 teeth extracted for orthodontic purposes,
† this figure includes 192 teeth extracted for orth-odontic purposes.
‡ this figure includes 31 teeth extracted for orthodontic purposes.