Increase in UK tooth extractions is disappointing: NHS Chief says – Maine News Online

According to these orthodontist services, the soaring rates of extraction of decayed teeth among Brits are quite ‘disappointing, NHS Chief Dental Officer Sara Hurley said. This report also takes into consideration of the fact that this happens despite the brits using the best available toothbrushes and cleansing methods and with these rising numbers, there is also a huge number of patients who will end up needing dental implants.

Despite various government efforts and ongoing campaigns highlighting importance of good dental hygiene and seeing your family dentist regularly, the rate of tooth extraction jumped 3 per cent year-on-year according this Medicaid Dental Care Clinic. Right along with it, the rate at which people are requiring other serious oral health procedures such as cavity fillings has increased is as well. Commenting on the stats, Ms. Hurley said, “Even though people understand the impact of a sugary diet so many children have advanced tooth decay – a highly preventable disease that can quickly become a dental emergency. We are also creating a legacy of obesity and significant health problems.” She blamed increasing consumption of sugary drinks among children in the country for the growing problem She also stressed that although solutions to these conditions exist, like dental implants, if people were serious about tackling the problem then prevention would be the key.

Stats published by the Health & Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) also suggested that the number of kids being forced to undergo tooth extractions has been soaring for the last four consecutive years. In total, the 4-year tally of tooth extraction jumped beyond belief to 128,558.

In a report published by the TheGuardian, Tens of thousands of children have had decaying teeth removed in hospitals in England, according to the latest figures, which show an increase for the fourth year in a row.

“Not only is tooth decay distressing to children and parents, it has serious social and financial implications,” he said. “The need for tooth extraction continues to be the number one reason why five- to nine-year-old children are admitted to hospital. This issue urgently needs to be addressed, especially since 90% of tooth decay is preventable.”

“If they had gone to the pediatric dentist, their tooth decay would have been detected earlier and would not have progressed to the point of extraction. The treatment occurring in secondary care implies the children are having their teeth extracted under general anaesthetic and means that tooth decay has reached extreme levels.”

A report published in the ParentHerald said, “An almost 10 percent increase in the number of children being admitted to hospital for tooth extraction due to decay over a four-year period is unacceptable,” said Nigel Hunt, dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons. “This issue urgently needs to be addressed, especially since 90 percent of tooth decay is preventable.”

“In England, children and young people drink more sugary soft drinks than anywhere else in Europe and we are also creating a legacy of obesity and significant health problems,” Hurley stated. “If we are to get serious about tackling this then prevention is the key.”

“”Even though people understand the impact of a sugary diet so many children have advanced tooth decay – a highly preventable disease,” said Ms Hurley. “We are also creating a legacy of obesity and significant health problems. “If we are to get serious about tackling this then prevention is the key,” she added,” according to a news report published by BBC.

Prof Nigel Hunt from the Royal College of Surgeons said: “An almost 10% increase in the number of children being admitted to hospital for tooth extraction due to decay over a four-year period is unacceptable.”

“The need for tooth extraction continues to be the number one reason why five to nine-year-old children are admitted to hospital.”