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flag Over 1,300 NSW children are hospitalized yearly for tooth decay, driven by poor oral health and underused dental benefits.

flag Over 1,300 children in New South Wales’ Hunter New England region are hospitalized annually for tooth decay—double the rate from a decade ago—due to poor oral hygiene, high sugar intake, and delayed care, according to the Australian Dental Association of NSW. flag The condition is now the most common chronic disease among Australian children, with only one in three eligible children using the federal Child Dental Benefits Schedule, which offers up to $1,132 in free dental care over two years. flag Experts urge families to use available services, improve preventive habits, and access mobile clinics and fluoridated water, especially in remote and Indigenous communities, while warning that unused dental insurance benefits often expire at year-end.

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