Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord McCabe (Labour), on Wednesday, 26 April 2017, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 18 members in total.

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CHILDHOOD TOOTH DECAY

That this House notes with concern that a quarter of five-year olds in England have tooth decay; further notes that tooth decay is the leading cause of hospital admissions for five to nine-year olds, despite being largely preventable, with tens of thousands of children undergoing general anaesthesia for tooth extractions every year; recognises that providing oral health education, improving access to dental services and reducing levels of sugar consumption are important steps in tackling childhood tooth decay across the UK; is encouraged by the success of oral health improvement programmes, such as Childsmile in Scotland and Designed to Smile in Wales; and calls on the Government to take concerted action to address the epidemic of childhood tooth decay.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1202 

Session

2016-17

Other sponsors

Stephen Timms

Tom Brake

Jim Dowd

Mike Gapes

Jim Shannon

Subjects

Health services Food Health education

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk