Sugar Is To Blame for Rampant Tooth Decay in Children

Sugar intake is a big problem today and is linked to children’s dental problems. A sugar tax would help control the problem and protect children’s teeth.

Key takeaways:

• The introduction of a sugar tax on soft drinks would have clear benefits to the oral health of children between 11 and 18 years old.
• Tighter regulation around price, availability and marketing of sports drinks to children will safeguard their general and dental health.
• Oral health should be tackled in the same breath as overall health since it affects children’s overall well-being, confidence, mental health and life chances.

The most important message dentists can give parents is to remember that it is not just the amount of sugar children eat or drink that causes tooth decay, but how often they have sugary foods and drinks.

Read the full story here

https://www.bda.org/dentists/policy-campaigns/public-health-science/public-health/sugar

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Dr. Kishanie Wijesinghe Little BDS

Dr. Kishanie Little is passionate about delivering excellent dentistry and dental restorations that are life-like and indistinguishable from natural teeth. She believes that restorations (fillings/crowns/veneers) should look beautiful – and that they should last. Dr. Little keeps abreast of new developments in restorative dentistry through post-graduate training.

Dr. Little is also an experienced Facial Aesthetistician, including Botulinum toxins (such as Botox) and Dermafillers. She appreciates how simple and subtle changes to smooth and relax muscles can “freshen” a face, to look younger.

In her personal time, she loves to cook, read, run, practice yoga and pilates, play a bad game of tennis and am now learning to play golf. She loves Art and Theatre and support the Tate Modern. She also enjoys writing and has a book in the works.