Rotten teeth 'more likely' in deprived areas Children from Blackburn are four times more likely to have fillings than their counterparts in South Gloucestershire, says a new report on dental health.
The report found that as well as there being a regional divide, there was a consistent gap between the dental health of the rich and poor in England.
People from the most deprived backgrounds were twice as likely to be admitted to hospital for dental work.
But the Nuffield Trust report found an overall improvement in dental health.
The report, Root causes: quality and inequality in dental health, collated the most recent data to look at the state of the nation's teeth. BBC News
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