4 out of 5 toddlers not taken to the dentist

4 out of 5 toddlers not taken to the dentist The vast majority of parents fail to take young children to the dentist regularly, official figures reveal.

Some 80 per cent of one and two-year-olds in England did not visit an NHS dentist last year, national statistics show.

The figure was 60 per cent for children aged one to four, according to data from NHS Digital.

This is despite the fact that NHS dental care for children is free. Daily Mail

See also:

• Toddlers having teeth out because parents won't take them to dentist The Telegraph