The latest detailed National Dental Inspection Report on Primary 7 (P7) pupils has been released today.
The report shows that 75% of P7 pupils have no obvious experience of to tooth decay in 2015. This is a large improvement over the figure of just 53% in 2005.
However, socio-economic inequalities in the oral health of P7 children remain, with the percentages with no obvious decay experience ranging from 64% for children in the most deprived quintile to 85% for those in least deprived quintile.
Download The Executive Summary
Download The Full 2015 Report
Copies of the previous years report are available Here