[Report 1958] / School Medical Officer of Health, Exeter.

  • Exeter (England). City Council
Date:
1958
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    REPORT OF THE PRS^iOiPAL DEP*iTAL OFFICER FOR 1958. (J. C. Lawson, l.d.s., r.c.s. (eng.) ). Once again as in 1957, more mothers have availed themselves of the Maternity and Child Welfare Dental Service. This hopeful trend also means that the dental officers are able to educate these mothers in the correct dental care of their children’s teeth from an early age. The co-operation of the medical and nursing staff is most appreciated, particularly as it is mainly due to their help that more mothers are interested in dental treatment. Mr. Clark resigned from the post of Principal Dental Officer on 30th September, and I was appointed on 1st November, 1958. Mr. K. S. Chambers, l.d.s., was appointed school dental officer on 1st June, 1958 and from that date the St. Thomas dental clinic was re-opened full time. This meant that all the four dental surgeries were fully staffed for five months of the year. I would like to record my appreciation of the help and co- operation I have received from the dental staff since my appoint- ment last November. Table (a). Mothers and Children provided with dental care. Examined Needing treatment Treated Made Dentally Fit Expectant and Nursing mothers 156 134 125 88 Children under five years .... 2.17 193 188 165 Table (b). Forms of Dental treatment. a B </) « Silver Nitrate treatment ! u o (/] a .2 t/D o 2 ^ Dentures provided tr. a 2 SB c/) a tUD C CO S'- o O 03 u y. c! (/) <U <0 Og < Full Upper or Lower Partial Upper or Lower biD .2 03 * Expectant and Nursing Mothers 84 143 214 38 30 33 9 Children under five years .... — 00 11 — 312 135 — — — Expectant and Nursing Mothers. Of the 156 inspected, 130 were expectant mothers, including 101 referred by midwives, 23 by private doctors and 6 from our Maternity and Child Welfare office ; 26 were post-natal cases. Of the 63 dentures supplied to a total of 41 patients, 18 were full uppers, 12 full lowers, 15 partial uppers and 18 partial lowers.