The decline of children's dental health has been exposed in 'horrific statistics' that show a surge in hospital tooth extractions. NHS hospitals performed 56,143 extractions on children and teenagers ...

The soft drinks levy introduced in the UK in 2018 was followed by a fall in the number of children needing hospital admission for dental extractions, according to a new study led by the University of ...

An increase in the number of children with preventable tooth extractions is a ‘national scandal’, a campaigner has said. Government data released on Tuesday shows a rise in the number of preventable ...

The UK soft drinks industry levy introduced in 2018 may have reduced the number of under 18s having a tooth removed due to tooth decay by 12%, suggests research published in the open access journal ...

On Wednesday morning, a toddler arrived at the emergency department of UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville with a swollen jaw. When emergency doctor Brandon Allen examined the boy, he discovered ...

Removing fluoride from drinking water could lead to more cavities in kids and higher health care costs, a new analysis suggests. Researchers estimate that if five states stop adding fluoride to public ...

NHS data reveals tooth decay is now the leading cause of childhood hospital admissions in Somerset and UK-wide, with access to NHS dental care ...

NHS data reveals tooth decay is now the leading cause of childhood hospital admissions in Somerset and UK-wide, with access ...