A fifth of five-year-olds in the county have experienced tooth decay, a meeting to discuss the county’s healthcare heard. Nottinghamshire County Council heard levels of tooth decay in local children are better than the England average but there are still “significant inequalities” in oral health in the county. The issue was discussed at the authority’s health scrutiny committee on Tuesday, January 16, and the rate of tooth decay in children under five in Nottinghamshire was branded as ‘shameful’. Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) has responsibility for organising denta…
