Children in Australia need to have better oral health.
Parents in Australia need to ensure their children are taking better care of their teeth, it has been claimed.
Research carried out as part of the Australian Child Health Survey showed that 50 per cent of children under six in the country have signs of tooth decay.
It also revealed 57 per cent of teenagers have shown signs of developing tooth decay in their adult teeth.
Dr Katina Routsios, a Hurstville dentist, noted children as young as 12 months old have come to her surgery and demonstrated signs of decay.
Elsewhere, a recent report on the state of oral health in Scotland has revealed that a third of women in the country aged over 54 have lost all their natural teeth.
It concluded the Scottish government must install measures to fix this issue as soon as possible or face the possibility of missing its target for ensuring 90 per cent of Scottish adults have some natural teeth by 2010.