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Kids' oral health? It's pure monkey business!

Gaby Bissett looks at how one woman's wish is to make children's experience in the dentist's chair – and other health care situations – a happier one

Nearly half of all eight year olds have visible signs of decay on their teeth. One in seven children are classed as having severe or extensive tooth decay. And nearly 26,000 children aged five to nine were admitted to hospital in England in 2013-2014 with tooth decay. It is startling facts like these that prompted Helen Sadler to take on children's oral hygiene as her next venture. The primary school teacher-turned-writer is well known for her inspirational and educational storybooks that help youngsters prepare for daunting experiences they may encounter in their childhood. Helen's booming business blossomed when her daughter Josephine was a toddler. Before she was born, doctors detected something was wrong.

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