Pasifika children are nearly twice as likely to have tooth decay at age five.
The Bula Sautu: Pacific health in the year of Covid-19 report, shows Pacific children have higher rates of dental decay and hospitalisations for dental issues than any other group.
Image from Tooth Fairy TV ad targeting Pacific children s dental health.
Photo: NZ Health Promotion Agency
It found oral health in Pasifika kids is in dire state and that they are less likely to have visited a dental health care worker in the past 12 months.
Pasifika dentist, Dr Tule Fanakava Misa said it s alarming and heart breaking, highlighting how bad inequality and inequity has become.
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