新南威尔士州每年有1 300多名儿童因牙齿衰竭住院,其原因是口腔健康状况不佳和牙科福利使用不足。 Over 1,300 NSW children are hospitalized yearly for tooth decay, driven by poor oral health and underused dental benefits.

澳大利亚新南威尔士州牙医协会称,由于口腔卫生不良、食糖摄入量高和护理延误,新南威尔士州新英格兰州每年有1 300多名儿童因牙齿腐烂而住院治疗,其比率比十年前增加了一倍。 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. 目前,这一疾病是澳大利亚儿童中最常见的慢性疾病,每三名合格儿童中只有一人使用联邦儿童牙科福利计划,该计划在两年内提供免费牙科护理达1 132美元。 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. 专家敦促家庭利用现有服务,改善预防习惯,进入流动诊所和排水站,特别是在偏远和土著社区,同时警告,未使用的牙科保险福利往往在年终到期。 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.