Quote of the week
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
'I see children of five and younger coming into hospital to have teeth removed under general anaesthetic. In a so-called civilised country in the 21st century, that's unacceptable.' Professor Liz Kay, chair of the British Dental Association's health and science committee, on a survey by BBC Radio 4's Today programme that found tooth decay in children in Scotland is the worst in the UK
'I see children of five and younger coming into hospital to have teeth removed under general anaesthetic. In a so-called civilised country in the 21st century, that's unacceptable.'
Professor Liz Kay, chair of the British Dental Association's health and science committee, on a survey by BBC Radio 4's Today programme that found tooth decay in children in Scotland is the worst in the UK
