Children in Wales have poor oral health.

Children in Wales have the worst oral health of any nationality in the UK, a new report has shown.

Figures from the British Dental Health Foundation have shown that the overall health gap between the richest and the poorest families in society in Wales has grown wider over the last few years and this has resulted in the oral health of children from deprived families suffering.

Nigel Carter, chief executive of the British Dental Health Foundation, said: “Dental disease is the most common preventable childhood disease and good education at an early age can have a significant impact.”

He added that parents should be given advice on keeping their children’s teeth healthy when they attend antenatal classes.

Elsewhere, Dental Plans recently reported that all children should have their teeth looked at when they are relatively young in order to head-off any problems that might develop for them as they get older.