Preet Kaur Gill comments on new survey showing the extent of child tooth decay

Preet Kaur Gill MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Minister, commenting on the OHID Year 6 Oral Health Survey, which finds that one in six school children in Year 6 are suffering from tooth decay, said:

"The Conservatives have left NHS dentistry to rot, and now our children's teeth are rotting too.

“It's shocking that thousands of children have pain in their mouths that is so bad they are struggling to eat. No child should be suffering through toothache at school.

“Labour has a fully costed plan to rescue NHS dentistry by gripping the immediate crisis and reforming the service in the long-term. We will provide 700,000 urgent appointments, recruit new dentists to the areas most in need, and introduce a targeted national toothbrushing scheme to 3–5 year-olds, paid for by abolishing the non-dom tax status.”

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Oral health survey of children in year 6, 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)