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Under this scheme the Council's Dental Surgeon, Mr. Middleton,
L.D.S., and the Anaesthetist, Dr. Montague Smith, are paid a
fee for each attendance at the clinic. Payment is also made to
the Dental Surgeon in respect of the supply of dentures.
Those patients who are able to contribute towards the cost of
their dental treatment are charged fees of Is. or 2s. for the course
of treatment, excluding dentures.
The scale of charges for the supply of dentures is the same
as that operating in the case of the supply of milk to necessitous
cases, the maximum charge to those persons coming within the
scale being £4 for a complete set of dentures (upper and lower).
If, however, the income of the family is more than that allowed
under the scale, the National Health Insurance scale is applied,
i.e., an amount from £4 10s. Od. to £6 10s. 0d., according to
circumstances.
Every applicant for dental treatment is required to fill in a
special "Dental Treatment Application Form," to be obtained
only at the welfare centres. The application is then considered
and a voucher issued to the applicant authorising treatment at
the clinic. This voucher is only available for six months.