[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Dental Caee. Tlie (Hiief Dental Oflicer reports as follows: — 'Hiere lias lieeii a increase in the amount of dental trealnnml caiaied out foi- expectant and nursing mothers. Dmital olhc(>rs atliMid ri'gularly at Ante-natal (dinics in three disli'icls, viz., Ihidlingion, Hcverley and Hessle, to examine and (dfiM' iii'ainnmi to expectant and nursing mothers. In lln'si' aiaais, ilu' majority of [latieiits examined are dentally conscious and anipK* evidence is available of regular treat- imuit by dentists in the National Health Service. The nunihei' of those found to !)(' in need of treatment and accei)t- ing till' Authority’s idfer is very low, viz., d4%. hdst'\vluM(‘ in tile (dounty, arrangements are in operation whereby patients <‘an receive treatment from the County dental oliicei' on advice from the visiting medical staff. IS'o applical ions have been rt'cei vtal. It a])pears that the National Health Service in this County has been able to cope with this priority (dass. ddii' attitude of the [larents eoncerning the teeth of childnui under sidiool age is unsatisfactory. Invitations are extiuidcd 111 rough the usual channels for their attendances at the sidiools at the same time as these are being inspected, but com[laiatively few [lartmts take advantage of the facilities, ddu' majority of the (diildren iiresented show either a perfect dentition, or one or more teeth requiring extraction. It is seldom that the dental otlicer sees an “ under 5 ” with teeth whiidi can be made dentally tit wholly by conservative means. I his belief that temporary teeth are of little importance is disturbing. The following are details of treatment carried out: — Numbers provided with dental care: — Examined Needing Treatment Treated Made Dentally Fit Expectant and Nursing Mothers 382 287 97 89 Children under five 380 148 137 123