A series of requests by the Liberal Democrats has revealed that NHS Hospital Trusts across the country are treating thousands of children with tooth decay.
The data from 64 Trusts revealed that there were 30,966 hospital admissions attributed to tooth decay in 2023, with 52 per cent of cases occurring in children aged 18 or below. There were the equivalent of 85 admissions for tooth decay every day, with 44 of those occurring in children over the past year.
Manchester University Trust had one of the largest rates of children being admitted to hospital with tooth decay in 2023, with 1,731 admissions.
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