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 ...

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Health Minister Stephen Kinnock has described the state of tooth decay among England's youngsters as "truly Dickensian", admitting there's no quick fix for the dentistry crisis. Mr Kinnock ...

Extractions performed on decayed teeth in children plummeted during the first year of the pandemic, leading to fears that thousands will be left in pain. There were 22,459 episodes of tooth extraction ...

19:21, Sat, Nov 2, 2024 Updated: 19:22, Sat, Nov 2, 2024 Almost half of children haven’t visited a dentist by the age of three, a survey shows. Only 45 per cent of parents surveyed said they had taken ...

Dentists in Southend had more than a dozen admissions for tooth extractions on children with tooth decay in the year to March, new figures show. While the number of procedures across England was down ...

Scots are being forced to wait more than a year for a tooth extraction on the NHS, figures obtained from health boards have disclosed. Patients in Lothian waited an average of 62 weeks to have teeth ...

Information about tooth decay (dental caries) and your treatment with Bristol Dental School. Tooth decay (also called dental caries) is the breakdown of teeth caused by plaque bacteria and dietary ...