Half of All Scots Children Have Decay in Their Adult Teeth Health: Dental Disgrace Health: Dental Disgrace Scotland Worst in Britain Due to Parental Neglect and Junk Diet
Sunday Herald › April 04, 2006
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CHILDREN in Scotland have the worst dental health in the UK, according to a new report which reveals that almost half of all 11- year-olds are already suffering from decay in their adult teeth.
Forty-seven per cent of children leaving Scottish primaries have decayed, missing or filled teeth, compared with 31-per cent in England and Wales.See the full content of this document
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Half of All Scots Children Have Decay in Their Adult Teeth Health: Dental Disgrace Health: Dental Disgrace Scotland Worst in Britain Due to Parental Neglect and Junk Diet
The shocking statistics underline Scotland's terrible record on dental health, with poor diet and a love of sugary and fizzy drinks cited as one of the biggest causes.
Dental experts have now renewed controversial calls to fluoridate the water supply, a move which they argue would be the most effective way of reversing the dental crisis.The report, published in t...See the full content of this document
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