Scotland - Poverty link to Scots child tooth decay

28 August 2010
Poverty link to Scots child tooth decay
A third of three-year-olds living in poverty in Scotland suffer from poor dental health, a new study has suggested.
Researchers at Glasgow University said that while one in every four children tested showed signs of tooth decay, the figure rose to 33% among the poorest.
They have called for deprived children to be given dental help from birth.
The two-year study, involving more than 4,000 children, is published in the British Dental Journal...................