The analysis included records from 608,278 youngsters living in north-east London aged five to 16.
Researchers said there was an urgent need for fairer access to dental services to tackle inequalities
The analysis by researchers at Queen Mary University, London, included records from 608,278 children in the north-east of the capital aged five to 16. “Tooth extraction is a last resort, but when families have difficulty accessing timely preventive and treatment services, dental problems can progress until children need more serious and costly interventions such as multiple tooth extractions under general anaesthesia.”
“Our findings point to an urgent need for equitable access to preventive general dental services, and interventions that are targeted at the wider determinants of dental health.”
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