CO129-592-7 Reports on current situation- Stanley Dental Clinic 26-1-1946 - 26-1-1946 — Page 16

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re-basing becoming necessary through the shrinkage of gas due to under

nourishment. This increase involved additional work on the part of the laboratory staff, who worked extra hours in the evenings to ensure as little delay and inconvenience as possible to those concerned.

The materials supplied by the I.R.C. during the first half

of 1943 made this work possible, but the stocks are now almost exhausted.

GENERAL COMMENTS ON DENTAL WORK CARRIED OUT DURING 1944

AND THE DENTAL HEALTH OF THE CAMP.

In view of the prevailing insufficient and unbalanced diet

the dental health of internees has suffered, but due to the treatment carried

out during the previous two years fewer extractions and fillings have been

found necessary; also many internees, who in normal circumstances would only

go to a dentist in cases of urgent necessity, have regularly attended the

Clinic. On the other hand, conditions over which they have no control have

accounted for an increase in treatment for gums and mouths. Gun treatments

(for reseding and spongy gums) increased by more than 200%. Aboesses showed an increase of nearly 100%, also due to the general debility mentioned above.

▲ disturbing feature of this year's review is the incidenos

of Fuso-Spirochetosis (Vincent's infection). This is caused largely by a deficiency in the diet of Vitamins"A" and "C" and the Ficotinic Acid component of the "F* Complex. It is obvious from our knowledge of the people effected that this infection would not have occurred under normal conditions. Fortunately all the cases (14) have responded to local treatment, one case only requiring

two courses of treatment.

ELECTRICITY. During the last three months of the year the

Camp was deprived of electric current; this made things more difficult beth

in the surgery and the laboratory.

SPECIAL CASES.

During the year two dental cyst cases were

operated upon. Also I assisted Db. Talbot to operate on an apex of a molar

root to avoid removing a gold bridge which could not be reinstated in the Camp,

MECHANICAL WORK. This shows a decrease of 50% on the pre-

vious year, due entirely to a lack of materials,

The stock of materials was

very much depleted before the discontinuation of the electric supply, and the lack of current makes mechanical work a very laborious process. It is obvious