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 ...

There has been a rise in the number of children in England needing to have decayed teeth extracted in hospital, data has revealed. Data for the financial year ending 2025 showed there were 56,143 ...

13:33, Tue, Feb 17, 2026 Updated: 17:23, Tue, Feb 17, 2026 “Horrific” numbers of children are having their teeth extracted in hospital for preventable decay, dentists have warned. Almost 34,000 ...

‘Horrific’ rise in children needing decayed teeth removed - British Dental Association insists that greater efforts are needed to improve access to dental care ...

Sad child sits at dentist office in comfortable leather chair, holds cheek with hand, feels pain in teeth and waits for procedure. Kids are waiting well over a year for tooth extractions and other ...

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 ...