Dentists despairing over the growing number of children with rotting teeth say the only real cure is ending poverty. Children as young as 18 months have teeth so badly decayed they have to be pulled out and some parents still don't know they can get free dental care. A new report from the Child Poverty Action Group paints a grim picture of oral health. RNZ social issues reporter Sarah Robson has the story.
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