article_snippet: The latest figures, published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre, reveals children are so embarrassed by children rotting teeth that children try to avoid smiling or laughing.
article_snippet: But Three components warned large swathes of the childhood population 'continue to be affected by disease, and the burden of disease is substantial in those children that have it'.
article_snippet: In July the HSCIC published figures that showed the number of admissions for dental problems, among five to nine year olds rose from 22,574 in 2010-11 to 25,812 in 2013-14.
article_snippet: Acting chief dental officer for NHS England Serbjit Kaur said: 'These results are very encouraging and are a credit to the dental profession and all those who promote dental health. '
article_snippet: Future progress requires further work on prevention and a joined-up approach to dental care and wider health and social care services for children, as set out in the Five Year Forward View.'
article_snippet: Yet we know from local Healthwatch research into dentist access that some parents can't find a dentist who will treat some parents children on the NHS and others don’t know when to take some parents child to the dentist. '
article_snippet: Last year alone 26,000 five-nine year olds required emergency dental surgery. '
article_snippet: It’s crucial that information about which dentists are available to NHS patients is up-to-date and there is good information for parents about how to care for parents about how to care for their children's teeth children's teeth. '
highlights_snippet: Slight reduction in cases over the last decade, but experts warn large number of children 'continue to be affected by disease'
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