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 ...

One-fourth of the nation’s children have 80% of the nation’s tooth decay, and most of them are underprivileged. The simplicity of those numbers, from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, ...

Anthea Rhodes is the founding director of the Royal Children's Hospital National Child Health Poll. This project receives funding from the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation. Mihiri J Silva receives ...

Children in Kent and Medway are waiting nearly three years to have their teeth removed under general anaesthetic in hospital. About 200 children - many with autism or learning disabilities - are ...

NHS data has shown that over 100 children are having rotten teeth removed every day. The report has come as a shock to many, as it is well known that tooth decay is a preventable condition. This ...

Almost nine out of 10 hospital tooth extractions in young children aged five and under are for rotting teeth that could have been prevented, new data reveals. Public Health England (PHE) said despite ...

Academics at the University of Leeds School of Dentistry, who designed the website, said because children with autism could ...