Children’s dental health gap ‘has widened’
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010Dental experts are urging the government to focus on the prevention of dental decay in under fives following a new report into children’s health.
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Can we brush up the dental health of children under 5?
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009A trial aimed at reducing tooth decay in under fives in Northern Ireland — where £60m a year is spent to treat patients with tooth decay — has been launched.
Free toothbrush scheme expanded
Friday, October 23rd, 2009A scheme that sees young children in some of the poorest parts of Wales given free toothpaste and brushes along with dental tips is being expanded.
27% of three-year-olds have tooth decay
Friday, October 9th, 2009More than 20% of eight-year-olds, 50% of 12-year-olds and 75% of 15-year-olds have experienced decay in their permanent teeth.
Milk teeth: Cure-all or fairy tale?
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009Should children’s discarded milk teeth be preserved as a potential ‘repair kits’ for adult bodies? Kate Hilpern reports on a fad that divides expert opinion.
Plan to make pre-school trip to dentist law in US gets UK charity’s approval
Monday, April 14th, 2008A controversial US bill requiring all children to have a dental exam before starting school, would be welcome here in the UK by the British Dental Health Foundation (BDHF).
Girl with dentist phobia dies after teeth surgery
Thursday, March 27th, 2008A schoolgirl with a phobia of dentists died after refusing to eat or speak when she woke from surgery to find all her milk teeth had been removed.
Shocking figures reveal the state of our children’s teeth
Thursday, March 20th, 2008SHOCKING statistics have revealed children as young as five years old in Caerphilly have been found to have an average of three missing, decayed or filled teeth.
Pupils to get free toothbrushes
Friday, March 14th, 2008Children in Wales aged between three and five will be given free toothbrushes and toothpaste to stem “unacceptable” rates of dental decay.
‘Some kids have never seen a toothbrush, let alone toothpaste’
Friday, March 14th, 2008CHILDREN will be given lessons in how to brush their teeth properly.
