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 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 ...

The truck visits a handful of city schools, but isn't able to help all the kids who need it, said DentaMed managing partner ...

The UK soft drink industry levy introduced in 2018 may have reduced by 12% the number of children under age 18 having a tooth removed due to tooth decay, suggests research published in BMJ Nutrition, ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

“Horrific” numbers of children are having their teeth extracted in hospital for preventable decay, dentists have warned. Almost 34,000 children and teenagers underwent paediatric extractions in 2025, ...

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 ...