Dozens of Eastbourne children had teeth removed last year

By Andrew Dowdeswell, Data Reporter
Published 27th Feb 2023, 16:00 BST
File photo dated 19/05/11 of a dentist at work. Adding fluoride to water supplies offers only a modest benefit to the dental health of children, researchers have found. The scientists said water fluoridation can be seen as a cost-effective way to help reduce some of the £1.7 billion a year the NHS spends on dental caries. Issue date: Monday November 14, 2022.File photo dated 19/05/11 of a dentist at work. Adding fluoride to water supplies offers only a modest benefit to the dental health of children, researchers have found. The scientists said water fluoridation can be seen as a cost-effective way to help reduce some of the £1.7 billion a year the NHS spends on dental caries. Issue date: Monday November 14, 2022.
File photo dated 19/05/11 of a dentist at work. Adding fluoride to water supplies offers only a modest benefit to the dental health of children, researchers have found. The scientists said water fluoridation can be seen as a cost-effective way to help reduce some of the £1.7 billion a year the NHS spends on dental caries. Issue date: Monday November 14, 2022.
Dozens of Eastbourne children had teeth removed last year, new figures show.

Dozens of Eastbourne children had teeth removed last year, new figures show.

Data from the Government’s Office for Health Improvement and Disparities shows a significant increase in hospitals removing under-19 year olds' teeth across England following the coronavirus pandemic.

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