Poor child oral health and school absences: a population-wide data linkage study
https://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2025/07/06/jech-2025-223754.long
Summary
Children living in the most socioeconomically deprived areas of Scotland have almost double the amount of school absences related to poor oral health compared with children living in the least deprived areas. Children with tooth decay missed on average five more half-days per year than those with healthy teeth. The study also found that children needing emergency dental treatment or general anaesthetic missed six or more extra half-days.