Children's Health Defense By Chimnonso Onyekwelu and Melissa Smith
The rising crisis of childhood tooth decay
Early childhood caries (ECC) — commonly known as tooth decay — is the most common chronic disease among children globally. Amazingly, tooth decay is five times more common than asthma and seven times more common than hay fever in children.
In the U.K., it remains the leading cause of hospital admissions for children aged 6-10 years. Recent data shows that 33.4% of secondary school students in England have visible dental cavities and nearly 46% of children in the U.S. are affected. Despite being largely preventable, childhood tooth decay continues to surge.
In response, public health strategies like water fluoridation and increased access to dental care have been widely adopted. Yet these efforts haven’t curbed the crisis. In the U.K. alone, by the end of 2024, there were 49,112 hospital episodes for tooth extractions in children aged 0 to 1, with 62% of them having a primary diagnosis of tooth decay…
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