Annual report of the Medical Health Officer / City of Winnipeg.

  • Winnipeg (Man.). Health Department.
Date:
[1963]
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical Health Officer / City of Winnipeg. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    30 Grade I from 84% to 63% and Grade II from 88% to 63%. According to this survey in the grades under observation in the 1962-63 school term 40% of the children were in a preferred state of being caries free (Kindergarten 457», Grade I 37%, Grade II 37%) as compared with 17% in the school term 1959-60 (Kindergarten 23%, Grade I 16%, Grade II 12%). The increase in children being caries free can also be attributed to those children born and raised in Metro Winnipeg having had the benefits of a fluorine-enriched water supply since 1957„ Information collected under the heading of applied dentistry is of interest in evaluating the dental health education program,, While the number of children seeking dental attention has remained fairly constant there has been a decline in the number of children requiring restorative services indicating some success at motivating parents to take action when necessaryo The constant figure of 20% of families of Grade I children re¬ quiring financial assistance in providing dental treatment is significant in projecting the requirements if this service is to be extended into the higher grades. DoMoFoTo Rate (Decayed, Missing, Filled Teeth) Table II illustrates a sample of children born and raised in the Metropolitan Winnipeg areaD Information was collected during regular school inspection visits, the subjects selected on the basis of every tenth child according to the school register or medical card files. Substantial improvement in the teeth of children is noted in this survey. Children who have benefitted from fluoridation nearly all their lives (age 7 in 1963) show the average number of teeth affected by dental decay reduced more than half of those age 7 in 1958. The older age children in the survey also in¬ dicated a marked improvement in the number of affected teeth. Table III is a breakdown of the data collected on the samples of the seven-year-old children born and raised in the Metropolitan Winnipeg area. Data collected over the period 1958 - 1963 shows a reduction of approxi¬ mately 60% in. the incidence of affected teeth. This information simulates the expected results for children born and raised in a fluorine area. Dental Treatment Dental Clinics 136 Ellen Street “ 2 William Whyte School - 2 King Edward School 2 John M. King School ~ 2 chairs chairs chairs chairs (school under construction) The dental treatment clinics are located in strategic areas of the school system. Comprehensive dental treatment (orthodontia excluded) is provided for children whose families are on City of Winnipeg Public Welfare and resident children seven years of age and under (including preschoolers) whose families require economic assistance. Application for service is sub¬ ject to approval by the public health nurse. Dental emergencies are given priority and include all children up to and including sixteen years of age. In 1963, 4,323 children were treated during the course of