Rotten state of children's teeth in England exposed in hospital data

Last year there were 34,205 cases of under-10s receiving hospital treatment for tooth decay, twice as many as for broken arm

Twice as many children under the age of 10 receive hospital treatment for tooth decay as those treated for broken arms, figures for England show.

There were 34,205 cases of patients under 10 needing hospital treatment for dental caries in the year to March, the youngest less than a year old, according to the faculty of dental surgery (FDS) at the Royal College of Surgeons.

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