More than 20,000 young children taken to hospital to have rotten teeth pulled out

A lack of NHS dentists is a major factor in the 21,787 children aged five to nine who had teeth removed in English hospitals because of decay in 2025/26, surgeons say

More than 20,000 young children taken to hospital to have rotten teeth pulled out
A lack of NHS dentists is a major factor in the 21,787 children aged five to nine who had teeth removed in English hospitals because of decay in 2025/26, surgeons say