Children get tooth brushing lessons as U.K. battles dental care crisis
Children get tooth brushing lessons as U.K. battles dental care crisis
The U.K. faces a dental health crisis with up to six in 10 children in some deprived areas having rotting teeth by the age of five
Concern over the state of children's teeth comes amid a population-wide emergency in dental services that has seen people resorting to "Victorian-era" solutions such as pulling out their own teeth.
Does the UK fluoridate its water?
Yes but if you drink sugary drinks over water it doesn't make much difference
Surely we'd be seeing similar levels of tooth decay in US children then? Is it related to the NHS and dental costs? Or some environmental or genetic factor?
Only 10% currently although that amount is expanding: https://wellnesswater.co.uk/areas-of-the-uk-with-fluoride-added-to-drinking-and-tap-water/
Shouldn't that say "teeth brushing lessons," or is that an American thing.
Tooth brushing sounds more natural to me. I'm from the UK.
It sounds from my POV that you're going to go home and brush your tooth. Given the content of this post, it kind of struck me as funny. OTOH, we do use a tooth brush, so Idk.
Oh so many jokes in this