Child Decay
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One in five parents in East Anglia have never taken their child to the dentist
One in five parents in Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk have never taken their child to see the dentist. That’s according…
Dentistry
Children’s teeth in the media
Michael Watson discusses the way children’s teeth have been portrayed recently in the media. Last week dentistry hit the headlines…
Dentistry
Parents lack of understanding is costing the NHS £22m
Parents’ lack of understanding over the importance of early dental care is costing the NHS around £22 million per year.…
Dentistry
Children waiting up to a year to have decayed teeth removed
Children are having to wait up to a year to have their rotten teeth removed according to Professor Nigel Hunt. Professor…
Dentistry
Tooth decay should be used as a measure of poverty
Tooth decay should be one of the Government’s promised new measures of child poverty, a senior MP says. Iain Duncan…
Dentistry
Conservatives accused of ignoring dentistry
A Conservative peer has accused his own Government of ignoring dentistry in its election plans, despite ‘worrying’ rates of decay…
Dentistry
Tesco’s plans for less sugar in drinks ‘a positive step’
Tesco has outlined plans to remove added sugar from its own-label children’s drinks and cut sugar levels across all of…
Dentistry
Dental hospital attacks dentists
Experts at a dental hospital have launched a blistering attack on the quality of care given to children by local…
Dentistry
BSPD recommends measures to reduce ‘alarming proportion’ of children with tooth decay
The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) has urged MPs on the House of Commons Health Select Committee to take…
Dentistry
Crisis in child oral health
Michael Watson discusses what needs to be done to improve the oral health of the nation’s children. Last week I…
Dentistry
Coordinated offensive on obesity and decay
A coordinated offensive to tackle both obesity and dental decay in children and young people has been recommended by the British Society of…
Dentistry