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 ...

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 ...

Figures published by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities in February 2026 recorded 56,143 hospital tooth-extraction episodes among people aged 0 to 19 in 2025 — a 14% increase on the ...

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 ...

Dentists warn children are waiting over a year in agony for tooth extractions at hospital. One mum told the Mirror how her seven-year-old non-verbal autistic son Philip Smith spent four months living ...