TNAG-0655-FCO40-804-Development-of-medical-and-health-services-in-Hong-Kong-1977 — Page 87

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There is at present a total of 32 dental clinics run by the Department, of which 12 are in Hong Kong, 11 in Kowloon and 9 in the New Territories. In these clinics, there are 41 full-time equivalent dental chairs in Hong Kong, 33 in Kowloon and 9 in the New Territories. The numbers of attendances treated at these clinics during the period from 1973 to 1975 were:

Year Hong Kong

Kowloon

New Territories

Total

1973

1974

1975

122, 023 125,656

132, 410

91, 548 93,835 100, 203

39,503 38,887

253,074

258,378

39, 237

271, 850

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Of these attendances, about 84% were Government servants and their dependants, less than 1% were inmates of penal institutions and about 15% were members of the public, that is, patients referred from Government hospitals or clinics and emergency cases. The breakdown

is as follows:

Year

1973 1974

1975

Government

servants and their dependants

Inmates of penal institutions

Members of the public (excl inmates)

Total

210, 029 (82.99%) 2,384 (0.94%) 217,727 (84.27%) 2,587 (1.00%) 228, 933 (84.21%) 2,035 (0.75%)

40, 661 (16,07%) 253,074 (100%) 38, 064 (14.73%) 258, 378 (100%) 40, 882 (15.04%) 271,850 (100%)

DAAC's proposed policy for admission of patients at the Dental Teaching Hospital

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It will be seen from paragraphs 5 and 6 that the number of potential attendances in Hong Kong Island from the existing sources may provide just about the 125, 000 attendances thought to be required. However, having examined the detailed records of all treatment carried out by the existing dental service, the DAAC has advised that this pool of attendances will not provide the students at the Dental Teaching Hospital with the full range of cases required for teaching purposes. To secure an adequate flow of a full range of suitable patients, the Dental Teaching Hospital would have to be opened to the public on a "walk-in" basis, which would mean that any member of the public seeking dental treatment could register at the Hospital on a first-come first-served basis. The patients would initially be examined by a dentist of the Hospital and those whose conditions were considered suitable for teaching purposes would be provided with treatment at the Dental Teaching Hospital, either by the staff or by the students under supervision.

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