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Children get tooth brushing lessons as U.K. battles dental care crisis (www.canadianaffairs.news)

submitted 2 months ago by Sunshine@lemmy.ca to c/world@quokk.au

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Concern over the state of children's teeth comes amid a population-wide emergency in dental services that has seen people resorting to "Victorian-era" solutions such as pulling out their own teeth.

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[–] MeatsOfRage@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 8 points 2 months ago

This won't be helping any stereotypes lol

But like wtf... They dont sell floss in UK?

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Does the UK fluoridate its water?

[–] Theoriginalthon@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes but if you drink sugary drinks over water it doesn't make much difference

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 4 points 2 months ago

Surely we'd be seeing similar levels of tooth decay in US children then? Is it related to the NHS and dental costs? Or some environmental or genetic factor?

[–] YungOnions@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Only 10% currently although that amount is expanding: https://wellnesswater.co.uk/areas-of-the-uk-with-fluoride-added-to-drinking-and-tap-water/

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Shouldn't that say "teeth brushing lessons," or is that an American thing.

[–] fjordo@feddit.uk 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Tooth brushing sounds more natural to me. I'm from the UK.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

It sounds from my POV that you're going to go home and brush your tooth. Given the content of this post, it kind of struck me as funny. OTOH, we do use a tooth brush, so Idk.

[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Oh so many jokes in this