Northern Ireland

Shocking Dental Decay Figures Lead To Call For Northern Ireland Oral Strategy

by Belfast Telegraph

Three times as many children in Northern Ireland have endured the trauma of operations to remove rotting teeth than those in England, a leading dental organisation has said. More than 82,000 baby teeth were removed from babies and children in Northern Ireland between 2014/15 and 2017/18, according to statistics from the Health and Social Care … Read more

Women anxious about dentists – don’t practice in the UK

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Women are twice as likely to suffer extreme anxiety when visiting a dentist compared to men, according to a government survey of dental health. The study found 19% of women suffered extreme anxiety in the waiting room compared to 10% of men in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The research, carried out by the Office … Read more