20 Jul 2020

Oral health concerns for kiwi kids

From Afternoons, 1:17 pm on 20 July 2020

Researchers in Canterbury found that nearly twenty percent of five year olds had cavities and other forms of dental decay.

Report author, Dr Martin Lee, who's also Christchurch's Community Dental Service clinical director, talks to Jesse about they have uncovered and what needs to change.

A child's mouth showing rotten and decaying teeth.

Photo: 123RF

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