Standards Of Oral Health On The Up In Airedale And Bradford
Recent figures have shown an improvement in standards of oral health among children living in Bradford and Airedale.
According to the figures, the percentage of children free from signs of decay has increased from 48 per cent to 54 per cent in the last five years; the average number of decayed teeth per child has also fallen from 2.42 to 1.98.
Despite the improvements, the dental team from Bradford District Care Trust has insisted that more needs to be done and warned against complacency. Clinical director at the trust, Swarngit Shahid, said that improvements must continue in the future in order to ensure that figures continue to fall.
Despite the improved figures, children in Keighley and Bradford still have the worst standards of oral health in Yorkshire and the Humber and research suggests that there are obvious connections between low standards of oral health and deprivation.
The trust is currently working with local dentists and organisations to boost oral health through a number of different measures and initiatives, including the Building Brighter Smiles scheme, which provides preventative treatment, education and support for children aged between eight months and five years old.
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