Dentistry En Masse At Papakura Camp

Northern Advocate, 9 February 1940, Page 6

Dentistry En Masse At Papakura Camp

ISpectcil to •'NortTiern Advocate ”] AUCKLAND, This Day. Four hundred sets of false teeth to make, 3000 - fillings to be done, 1400 extractions carried out. This is part of one of the biggest jobs of dentistry in Auckland just now, at the new dental hospital at the Papakura Camp. The block is fitted out with the latest equipment and is the largest military unit of its kind in New Zealand.

9 Officers, 22 Men,

With Captain J. A. McKenzie, formerly of Wellington, as commanding officer, the block is staffed by nine officers and 22 men. Four dental mechanics are included. For the patient a spacious waiting room has been provided. ' Past a modern office is the surgery—a long room with windows running the full length. At present 10 chairs are in operation but when the organisation is in full swing 20 chairs can be easily accommodated. Each chair has its cabinet of instruments, making the surgery the equal of any modern dentist’s parlour. 60 Dentures a Week. One of the most interesting features of the work is that of the dental mechanics in the prosthetics room. The production of dentures is progressing at a good rate and about 60 complete sets a week are being turned out. Repairs also take up a lot of the work, and some 50 a week are dealt with.