TOOTH decay, including loss of all natural teeth, is far more common in adults with intellectual disability than among the general population.

DENTAL experts have urged the Government to drop plans to introduce a chewing gum levy amid fears the tax will stop people from chewing sugarless gum to improve their oral health.

ALMOST two-thirds of 15-year-olds suffer from tooth decay, according to the first ever North/South dental care survey.

ANTI-FLUORIDATION campaigners have reacted with disappointment to suggestions that the Minister for Health’s review committee will recommend that public water supplies continue to be dosed with fluoride.