Sadly, tooth decay is not just an issue for children, but its impact on children is particularly bad. It is one of the leading causes—one of the leading causes—of preventable hospital admissions. I don't just mean trips to the dentist; I mean children younger than five being sent to hospital to have painful dental extractions. Because they're so young, they cannot reliably be made to sit still for a dental extraction, and so they are placed under general anaesthetic—under a general anaesthetic for a preventable condition. It is a shame.