[Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Burton-upon-Trent County Borough.
- Burton upon Trent (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1963
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Credit: [Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Burton-upon-Trent County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![DENTAL CARE OF EXPECTANT AND NURSING MOTHERS and CHILDREN UNDER SCHOOL AGE I'lu; Ibllowing re])()rl has l)oeu received from Mi. A. N. Slaimard, L.D.S., Principal Dental Officer, on the Dental Care ol Expectant and Nursing Mothers and Children under School Age I his year has seen a similar demand for dental treatment to the jnevious year by the Expectant and Nursing Mothers. Ehcre has been a slight increase however in the number ol' under school age children whose parents have requested examination and advice. One of these cases was a boy of d years of age who had lost all the primary teeth in his upper jaw. He has been fitted satisfactorily with a full upper denture to be used until the eruption of his secondary teeth. Most of the Expectant and Nursing Mothers attend primarily for the relief of pain and in many cases do not complete the course of treatment advised and prescribed until “pain” again forces them to seek treatment. The general oral hygiene of many of these mothers shows considerable neglect, and one feels that the instruction and advice issued by various health sources is not having the desired impact in these cases. One cannot expect children to be conscious of their dental health if their parent image in this sphere is one of “false teeth in a tumbler.” The stalling position during the year has improved, one lull time Dental Surgeon having been apiiointcd by the Education Committee. A. N. E. Stannaru, Principal Denial UJJicer.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28967720_0033.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
