More than 150 kids have rotten teeth pulled out in hospital every DAY – as ops surge almost a fifth in a year

MORE than 150 kids a day are getting rotten teeth pulled out in hospital in England, grim data shows. Tooth extraction operations in children aged up to 19 surged by almost a fifth in the space of ...
LBC

Every 15 minutes a child has a tooth pulled out in hospital as figures reveal soaring levels of teeth extraction operations

The Royal College of Surgeons of England said the figures equate to one young person needing extraction due to tooth decay, likely under general anaesthetic, every 15 minutes. Dr Charlotte Eckhardt, ...
Dentistry

Cost of NHS tooth extractions up by five million pounds

Decay-related tooth extractions cost the NHS £51.2 million in the 2024/5 financial year, according to newly-released ...
EurekAlert!

Children living in deprived areas are three times more likely to need dental extractions in hospital

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have found that children living in areas with high levels of deprivation are three times more likely to have severe tooth decay that requires a dental ...
The Conversation

Child tooth decay is on the rise, but few are brushing their teeth enough or seeing the dentist

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 ...
Hull Daily Mail

Huge drop in tooth decay extractions for children

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 ...