Dorothy Boyd: University researcher says now is the best time to address oral health
Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Newstalk ZB
July 4, 20223m 22s
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Oral specialists say the dental system is failing children, and urgent change is needed.
Research shows dental decay is the most prevalent non-communicable childhood disease in New Zealand.
Māori, Pasifika, those from low socio-economic backgrounds, and those without access to community water fluoridation are most affected.
Otago University researcher Dorothy Boyd told Kate Hawkesby now's the best time to address it, in amongst the other health system changes.
She says statistics show 70 percent of Pasifika, 60 percent of Māori, and a-third of other children have dental decay by the time they're five.
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Research shows dental decay is the most prevalent non-communicable childhood disease in New Zealand.
Māori, Pasifika, those from low socio-economic backgrounds, and those without access to community water fluoridation are most affected.
Otago University researcher Dorothy Boyd told Kate Hawkesby now's the best time to address it, in amongst the other health system changes.
She says statistics show 70 percent of Pasifika, 60 percent of Māori, and a-third of other children have dental decay by the time they're five.
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