Tooth decay growing in Australian children

By Isabel Bird
Updated August 19 2014 - 10:46am, first published August 18 2014 - 11:35pm
The Dental Surgery general dentist Theodore Pang is a strong proponent of school dental programs and education to raise dental health in Tasmania.  Picture: PAUL SCAMBLER
The Dental Surgery general dentist Theodore Pang is a strong proponent of school dental programs and education to raise dental health in Tasmania. Picture: PAUL SCAMBLER

AUSTRALIANS are more likely to have a full set of chompers than New Zealanders, but rising tooth decay in our young children could change this trend.

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