Just three in 10 parents take children to dentist for oral pain, says study

Children's use of non-dental services for oral pain could be costing the NHS A 2.3m a year A study says NHS England could save millions of pounds if children with oral pain saw their dentist before going to another health worker, as figures showed only 30% of parents took their child to a dentist. Researchers said there is a "concerning" under-use of dental services after it found that some children have multiple contacts with other health officials such as GPs, nurses or A&E trips.