Scots children have worst teeth in UK
CHILDREN in Scotland have the worst teeth in the UK, according to a new survey.
A study of five-year-olds found that 44.8 per cent of Lothian youngsters had fillings, missing teeth or some level of decay, while the Scottish average was 46 per cent. This compared with an average of 38.8 per cent in England and Wales.
The research also found that just nine per cent of five-year-olds in Scotland have access to an NHS dentist, compared to 11 per cent in England and Wales.
Children in Glasgow had the worst dental health, with 52.6 per cent of those questioned suffering from decay, while youngsters from Forth Valley were the least likely to suffer from poor dental health at 31.9 per cent.
Almost 240,000 children across the UK were questioned for the survey, carried out by The British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry.
The study is likely to lead to renewed calls for fluoride to be added to Scottish water supplies.
Email to a friend
Print this page- Rangers takeover: Duff & Phelps threaten legal action against BBC
- Family mourn death of Glasgow ‘fight’ schoolboy
- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
- Rangers administration: Fans fear Duff & Phelps claims could scare off Green
- Rangers takeover: triple penalty punishment enough, says Johnston
- Alistair Darling leads ‘No to independence’ fight over tea and biscuits
- Scottish independence: SNP flip-flops over Nato
- Scottish Independence: SNP ‘won’t be Yes campaign’s only voice’
- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
- Scottish independence: ‘People here are best qualified to run Scotland’
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Motors
Search for a car
Property
Search for a house
Weather for Edinburgh
Saturday 26 May 2012
Today
Sunny
Temperature: 9 C to 20 C
Wind Speed: 16 mph
Wind direction: North east
Tomorrow
Sunny
Temperature: 12 C to 22 C
Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind direction: North east
