Tooth decay reason for child hospital admissions

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The British Dental Association warns that new data on hospital tooth extractions among 0 to 19 year olds understates the level of demand, given huge backlogs and only partial recovery of elective services. While numbers remain well below pre-COVID levels for now, the data confirms that tooth decay remains the most common reason for hospital […]

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Children’s oral health: Urgent action needed

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The pandemic and lockdowns have shone a harsh spotlight on some long-standing issues including the persistent and immoral inequalities we see in children’s oral health. I believe it is fair to say that paediatric dentistry has been one of the hardest hit specialties – and the slowest to recover. Dental decay is a preventable disease […]

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