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10 ways to help kids avoid tooth decay according to dentists
By Lisa Salmon
All parents love to see a great big toothy grin on their children’s faces – but that gorgeous smile needs looking after.
The Oral Health Foundation’s (OHF) National Smile Month (May 17-June 17) is aiming to highlight important oral health issues to help prevent tooth decay in both adults and children. The most recent Public Health England figures show nearly a quarter (23.4%) of five-year-olds have had tooth decay, along with 10.7% of three-year-olds.
Dr Ben Atkins, president of the OHF, says: “It’s really important that as parents we help equip our children with the right tools so they can look after their oral health. By instilling the importance of a healthy smile, as well as the importance of regular dental visits, you can set your child up with a healthy smile for life.”
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Tap solution: Scots dentists move for fluoride in the water supply to combat children s oral health crisis
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Tap solution: Scots dentists move for fluoride in the water supply to combat children s oral health crisis SCOTS dentists have re-ignited a decades old debate by demanding that fluoride be added to Scotland s drinking water to beat a children’s dental crisis exacerbated by a lack of available treatment during pandemic. The British Dental Association in Scotland (BDAS) has been concerned that according to reports from frontline staff, some 2,500 children in Scotland are now on waiting lists for dental extractions under general anaesthetic and fears it may take years to clear.
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Early last August I was doing my civic duty and eating out to help out when, upon biting down on what should have been an innocuous cod steak, I heard an unwelcome crunch.
It was my first meal out in what felt like a million years – a birthday lunch for a close friend – and I wasn’t about to let a mere dental emergency ruin our big day out.