One in five children brush less than twice per day or never Only 45 per cent of parents take their child to a dentist by the ...

Children in some of the most deprived parts of Kent and Medway are being given supervised teeth brushing sessions at school.

Children from poorer backgrounds are far more likely to have dental issues, the National Dental Inspection Programme report ...

Tooth decay is the most common chronic disease affecting children in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control ...

Almost one in ten children in the first year of school is obese, new figures show ...

Claims suggesting NIH declared that fluoride in drinking water reduces the IQ of children are misleading and take a recent ...

The Royal College of Surgeons has urged trick or treaters not to eat lollipops or sweets to avoid tooth decay.

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 ...

Improving dental health is a challenging task for the city. The prevalence of tooth decay among local residents was 34.1 ...

Some parents also encourage their children to finish their plates even when full, potentially disrupting children's ability ...

The data is from the Government’s national child measurement programme, which covers mainstream state-maintained schools in ...