Children living in areas with high levels of deprivation are three times more likely than those in more affluent areas to have tooth decay that requires dental extraction in hospital, warn researchers ...
In the study, published today (16 July 2024) in BMJ Public Health, researchers from Queen Mary analysed de-identified GP and hospital records for 600,000 children between the ages of five and 16 ...
Almost a dozen children in Carlisle had teeth removed in hospital in during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, new figures show. The British Dental Association has urged the Government to ...
The latest NHS figures show that there has been a 17% increase in the number of tooth decay related tooth extractions for children in 2022-23 compared to the previous year. Over the period there were ...
The proportion of children with tooth cavities in Japan hit a record low in fiscal 2024, apparently reflecting advice on tooth brushing and other related initiatives at schools, a survey by the health ...
Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting told the Labour Party conference on 11 October that the number one cause of hospital admissions among children is tooth decay. This seems to be true if you look ...