The New Zealand Dental Services
Dental Condition of Expeditionary Force Troops on Mobilisation
Dental Condition of Expeditionary Force Troops on Mobilisation
These figures are the result of an examination of the Second and Third Echelons and the 4th, 5th and 6th Reinforcements at Trentham Mobilisation Camp, and would be substantially the same as the figures for the other mobilisation camps.
Number examined | 15,005 |
Number requiring treatment | 11,427 (76·1 per cent) |
Artificial dentures required | 4,785 (41·8 per cent) |
Fillings required per man | 3·91 |
Extractions required per man | 1·1 |