Kiwi pre-schoolers losing teeth to painful, preventable tooth decay – Mirage News

Kiwi kids are suffering unnecessarily from severe tooth decay that could be prevented, according to research published today in JAMA Paediatrics, the highest-ranking journal of Paediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health in the world.

• Dr Matthew Hobbs, UC Senior Lecturer in Public Health, participated in a study of fluoridation and dental health in New Zealand led by Professor Philip Schluter, UC Population Health expert, with Dr Martin Lee, Canterbury’s Community Dental Service Clinical…

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