DENTAL TREATMENT IN KOSSALIN VOIVODSHIP

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 4, 2007
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: December 1, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT and the transmission Laws. Title 18. U.S.O. Bros. 793
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and 794, the e trans nlssion or revelation of which in
any manner to an unauthorised person Is prohibited
by law.
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Poland
7 December 1951+
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1. All dentists, dental clinics and dental units are under the control of the
Stomatological Department of the Joivodship Health Department (Vojewodski
YJydzial Zdrowia), which, in turn, is subordinate to tle Ministry of Health
(Ministerstwo Zdrowia).
fey' dentists are still practising in Koszalin (Koeslin) Voivodship,but,
r iLli Lhc high taxes i.'i;posed on them, they are gradually being forced to transfer
V :i1.L.tu clinics. ,;:i.; cc three state clinics (Spoldzielnia Lekarsko-Lentrot jczna)
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:Tcr:ly qualified dentists (their training takes only three years) are directed
to their places of work, and are obliged to remain in their posts for three
years. They are usually directed to mobile dental vans and start giving
treatments immediately, often without having had any practical experience.
or at the most two months' practice during vacations while they were students.
4. Every dentist has to fulfill daily norms. In a nine-hour working day he has to
receive 70 patients, and carry out 54 treatments (six per hour). In actual
fact, on the average he can only achieve a fifth of these norms, though in
his reports he naturally always states he has fulfilled them. In one locality
of 170 inhabitants, for example, the dentist stated that 70 patients per day
had been treated, when in fact only eight had been to see him. The Voivodship
Health Department was aware of this situation, but,in its report to the
iilinistry of Health, stated thLt the entire voivodship had fulfilled the norms.
5. The State Health Service does not permit bridging work. This may only be done by
a private dentist. Dentures are only allowed if eight teeth in each of the
up2er and lover jaws are missing. In this case, the patient has to make an
application to the Ministry of Health. It usually takes a year to obtain a
denture, owing to the shortage of dental mechanics.
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6. There is a great shortage of dental clinics in the province of Koszalin
and the budget provided for no further expenditure on dental equipment.
It has been ascertained in monthly conferences tt:at in every voivodship
town at least one more clinic would have to be set up.
7. Equipment of the clinics is very primitive, and no dental surgical instru-
ments a,re available. There is a very small selection of drills and not even
the most necessary medicaments are obtainable. Pedal-operated drills
are used in most clinics.
8. There is 'o resident dentist in the town of Sianow (Zanow), Bobolice (Bublitz),
and Mielno (Grossmoellen). The shortage of dentists is frequently mentioned
in the monthly reports. Even in the towns the lack of dentists is very acute.
The health service in many cases is employing dental technicians instead of
dentists.
9. Mobile dental vans visit localities where there is no resident dentist, once
a year at the most. There are places, however, which have not been visited
for as long as two years, e.g. Tychowo Wielkie (Bialogard district).
10. Koszalin Voivodship has two mobile dental vans of Czech origin, but only
one is in operation due to lack of spare parts. In addition to the dentist
employed with the van, five other dentists with por.able dental chairs and
very primitive instruments are dropped off at the smaller localities. The
six dentists, in this case, have to report to the voivodship health center
office in Slupsk at the beginning of each month. After giving an account of
their work, the dentists are handed their salaries, plans for the following
month's work are discussed, shortages reported, and the necessary material,
when available, is taken in.
11. Mobile dental vans are also used for propaganda purposes. The most senior
dentist during this period in a certain locality, is obliged to announce
to the inhabitants that dental aid is one of the tasks of the People's
Democracy.
12. Dental unit dentists have to make out a monthly report in duplicate, stating
the number of patients, private or insured; number of treatments given; and
number of extractions.
13. Treatment at mobile dental vans is mainly limited to extractions, longer
treatment being impossible due to the shortness of the visit in the locality
(as prescribed by the Labor Direction Commission).
14. Salaries of dentists in state employ are paid according to rates for Groups
III, IV, and V, viz.:
Group III: 890 zlotys per month
Group IV: 760 " If u
Group V: 620 it If It
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