The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on 397 631 elective dental admissions among the under-25s in England: a retrospective study.
Puji FaitnaDougal S HargreavesFrancesca K NealeSimon E KennyRussell M VinerPaul P AylinAlex BottlePaul AshleyPublished in: Journal of public health (Oxford, England) (2024)
Elective tooth extractions dropped most in April 2020, remaining below pre-pandemic levels throughout the study. Despite being the most likely to be admitted, the most deprived under-11s had the largest reductions in admissions relative to other groups.