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Miss Gubb reports:-
The Routine School Inspections were carried out as in
previous years. All children requiring treatment were given the
opportunity of receiving it, and if unable to attend at the appointed
time the parents were given a further opportunity of attending at
some other date in order that the children might not lose the
benefit of Dental Treatment, and also in order to try and reduce
the great number of those children who would otherwise attend
as " Specials."
The persistent refusals add greatly to the number of children
attending as "Specials," as they almost invariably present themselves
at some future date, and very frequently with unsaveablc
permanent teeth or teeth in an advanced state of decay necessitating
treatment of much longer duration than if they had attended
when the treatment was first offered. The same excuse is given
time after time, "No toothache then," or "No bad teeth then."
It is repeatedly pointed out that Dental Treatment is to avoid
toothache rather than to wait for it before requesting treatment.
Unfortunately still a large number of parents consider "Dental
Treatment" to mean extractions only, and so many saveable teeth
become unsaveable. This point is of special importance with
reference to the first permanent molar, which the parents so often
think belongs to the temporary dentition.
I here is no outstanding feature to comment on in the year
1936.
All the children recommended for Fyfield Open-air School
and Crosby Road Open-air School, were inspected and treated if
necessary before admission to these two Schools. The same
applies to children entering Langdon Hills Sanatorium. Children
requiring Dental treatment prior to operation for Tonsils and
Adenoids were drafted to the Clinic for any necessary treatment.
I am much indebted to the Head Teachers and Assistant
leathers for their help and co-ordination at all times, and I would
like to take this opportunity of thanking them.
Mr. Baird reports:-
During the year, all the Schools in the area of Swansconibe
Street Clinic have been inspected and the necessary treatment
given to those children accepting it.
Owing to the large number of children who never use a tooth
brush, the proportion of extractions to conservative treatment is
disappointingly large, as is also the number of " Specials." Conservative
treatment is useless in a mouth into which a tooth
brush never enters. In such cases, treatment is aimed at the
establishment of a healthy mouth by the extraction of any tooth
having a cavity which is not self-cleansing.
I wish to record my thanks to the Head Teachers for their
help during the routine inspections.
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