Children set to be targeted in a bid to boost dental health - DentistryIQ

Children set to be targeted in a bid to boost dental health - DentistryIQ: A DENTIST from [fluoridated] Solihull, is offering special children's clinics after having to treat "lots" of local youngsters for fillings before they even have adult teeth.

Satinder and Joanna Kelley, owners of Dickens Heath surgery, Heath Dental, said childhood cavities were such an issue, they were now offering foaming fluoride treatment Flairesse, to help repair cavities in youngsters' pearly whites.

7NEWS - A crowning achievement for kids' dental care - Staying Healthy Story

Demand for crowns is not likely to ebb. Despite the proliferation of fluoride and dental sealants over the years, tooth decay among children has proved a stubborn foe.
As recently as 2007, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report warned that tooth decay in baby teeth was increasing among children ages 2 to 5 years.
Tooth decay "remains a problem for some racial and ethnic groups, many of whom have more treated and untreated tooth decay compared with other groups," said Bruce Dye, an epidemiologist and lead author of the 2007 CDC report. In a separate report released in May 2012, Dye said 20 percent of American children ages 5 to 11 had untreated cavities.

7NEWS - A crowning achievement for kids' dental care - Staying Healthy Story

High Cavity Rate in a Fluoridated Population

Forty-eight percent of  2 1/2 - 3 1/2 year-olds have tooth decay in fluoridated Singapore. 

High caries prevalence and risk factors among young preschool children in an urban community with water fluoridation - Hong - 2013 - International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry - Wiley Online Library:

Dental problems a leading factor in school absences | KING5.com Seattle

Dental problems a leading factor in school absences | KING5.com Seattle: Tacoma’s Christensen Elementary averages 30 absent students a day. Tacoma, Washington, is fluoridated.