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Mum accepts £20k damages from NHS dentist for teen with decay so bad bits of teeth “like chipped rice” were found if she ate crunchy food

A businesswoman has agreed to accept £20,000 damages from an NHS dentist on behalf of her 13-year-old daughter who was left with tooth decay so severe she would find “bits of her teeth like chipped rice” left behind if she ate crunchy food. Diligent ...

30 Mar 2022 at 08:25

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Student awarded £22,000 by dentists after two wrong teeth extracted and untreated decay led to loss of third tooth at 15

A student has been awarded £22,000 by two dentists after two wrong teeth were extracted and decay in her mouth was left untreated, resulting in the loss of a third tooth, all before she turned 16 years old. Alisha Khan said she always wanted ...

27 Jul 2023 at 07:00

‘Appalling decline’ in child health in the UK

Children are being “betrayed” as the UK fails to give them a healthy start to life, academics have said. Experts warned of the “appalling decline” of the health of children under the age of five in the UK – with soaring rates of obesity and ...

05 Feb 2024 at 08:16

Number of rotten teeth removed from children in hospital jumps by 17%

Thousands of children were admitted to hospital with tooth decay last year amid a surge in extractions. New figures from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) show there were 47,581 tooth extractions in NHS hospitals in ...

08 Feb 2024 at 10:51

Children ‘pay the price’ of dentistry issues, experts warn

Children are “continuing to pay the price” for issues in NHS dentistry after a survey of 10 and 11 years olds found one in six has experienced tooth decay. There were also disparities between deprived and affluent areas, with experts ...

01 Feb 2024 at 17:02

Family

Frustrated mother waiting nearly two years for daughter’s ‘rotting’ tooth to be removed due to NHS waiting lists

A frustrated mother who has waited nearly two years for her daughter’s black “rotting” tooth to be extracted due to NHS waiting lists has said she still has no idea when the eight-year-old will eventually be seen. Jes Revy-Wilcock, ...

19 Mar 2024 at 06:30

‘Radical’ measures needed to tackle tooth decay in youngsters, report says

The Government is being urged to take “radical” action – such as expanding the sugar tax and banning the sale of energy drinks to youngsters – in a bid to tackle “staggering” levels of tooth decay in children across England. A ...

13 Sept 2024 at 00:01

Water fluoridation ‘less effective’ than in the past – study

Adding fluoride to drinking water may be less effective now than it was in the past, according to a major review. The benefits of fluoridating water supplies appear to have declined since the 1970s when fluoride toothpaste ...

04 Oct 2024 at 01:00

Give children stickers instead of sweets on Halloween – doctors

Children should be given stickers instead of sweets at Halloween to save their teeth, leading dental surgeons have said. The Royal College of Surgeons of England has offered tips to help children avoid tooth decay as ...

30 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Health & Wellbeing

4 common dental issues facing seniors and how to handle them

The British Dental Association has stated that the Government’s pledge of 700,000 additional dental appointments will only address a third of the 2.2 million people in need of urgent care who cannot access NHS ...

27 Feb 2025 at 14:51

$Buckets of blood: Mum gets £8,500 settlement after tooth extraction fractures jaw and puts her in intensive care$

Health

Buckets of blood: Mum gets £8,500 settlement after tooth extraction fractures jaw and puts her in intensive care

A mother-of-three has received an £8,500 settlement from her former dental practice after a tooth extraction caused her to lose “buckets of blood”, fractured her jaw and left her in intensive care. Saira ...

22 Jan 2025 at 06:30

Scotland

Children in deprived areas more likely to have tooth decay, figures show

Children living in the most deprived parts of Scotland continue to be much more likely to experience tooth decay than their counterparts in the least deprived areas, statistics have shown. Some 71.4% of ...

21 Oct 2025 at 12:09

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