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CHILDREN as young as three are regularly having all of their teeth removed because they are not being taken to a dentist.
Health bosses said that although the number of people now visiting an NHS Suffolk dentist has increased, many more need to sign up to prevent decay and other serious conditions.
Community healthcare teams, which are part of the trust?s ongoing drive to increase education in oral health, have said that it is still ?relatively common? to see pre-school age children who need an entire mouth of rotting teeth removed under general anesthetic.
Dentists in Ipswich have also reported seeing an increase in ?occult? or ?hidden caries?, a form of decay concealed under the enamel that can be missed without regular check-ups.
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/suffolk_...ore_need_to_sign_up_to_stop_the_rot_1_1493963
Health bosses said that although the number of people now visiting an NHS Suffolk dentist has increased, many more need to sign up to prevent decay and other serious conditions.
Community healthcare teams, which are part of the trust?s ongoing drive to increase education in oral health, have said that it is still ?relatively common? to see pre-school age children who need an entire mouth of rotting teeth removed under general anesthetic.
Dentists in Ipswich have also reported seeing an increase in ?occult? or ?hidden caries?, a form of decay concealed under the enamel that can be missed without regular check-ups.
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/suffolk_...ore_need_to_sign_up_to_stop_the_rot_1_1493963