The latest data shows 40% of kids don’t have regular NHS check-ups and that 104,133 children went to hospital with rotten teeth over the past five years. In 2022 alone there were 116 extractions every day
More than 100,000 children were taken to hospital with rotten teeth over five years amid a dental health crisis, damning new figures show.
In 2022, 116 needed extractions every day, as 40% of kids now no longer have regular NHS check-ups. The Mirror today launches a campaign to get dental access for all. The latest data shows 104,133 went to hospital with rotten teeth over the past five years. In 2022 alone there were 116 extractions every day. Dental chiefs blame Tory cuts for the crisis, which is preventing children getting vital checks to identify early signs of tooth decay.
British Dental Association chair Eddie Crouch said: “These children are paying the price for this government’s indifference to dentistry. Tooth decay, a preventable disease, remains the number one reason for hospital admissions in children. This is the result of political choices. The Mirror is showing leadership we desperately need to see from Westminster.”
