Poor State Of Nottingham Childrens Dental Health Revealed

Mon, 20 Oct 2008

The dental health of children in Nottingham is 35 years behind the rest of the country, according to a new report by the city’s Primary Care Trust .

The Nottingham City PCT has revealed that 5-year-old children in the city have an average of three teeth which are damaged, missing or filled – the second-worst rate in the country.

Furthermore, the report found that children in Nottingham’s poorest schools also have an average of six teeth that are in poor condition – four times the national average.

"Against a background of national improvement, Nottingham's five-year-olds' dental health is at the average level for England 35 years ago," the PCT report stressed.

The city’s health officials have responded to the figures by pledging to spend £100,000 a year improving children's dental health .

The PCT plans to provide fluoride varnishes for 1,000 children and is introducing a mobile dental unit to cater for hard-to-reach groups.
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