The government have recently launched their Smile4life campaign to encourage all children to attend for a dental check up regularly.
It is a frightening fact that in the UK that 22.4% of 5 year old children have experienced obvious dental decay (in some of our local area’s it is 1 in 3 children) while 16.2% of 10-11 year olds have dental decay in their permanent teeth.
Tooth extraction due to decay is the most common reason for hospital admissions in children age 5-9 years who often attend hospital after weeks of pain and discomfort.
All dental examinations and treatment for children under the age of 18 are free of charge and Stirchley Dentist are working with the government to try and encourage every child in the area to attend a dentist every 6 months.
Please call Stirchley Dental practice on 592658 to make an appointment to take your child/children for an NHS dental check-up before any major problems develop.
Stirchley Dentist
