Charlotte Eckhardt: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Clinician
- Role
- Dean of the faculty of dental surgery (FDS) at the Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Quoted on
- Public health & prevention, Dentistry access
- Press citations held
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 10 Sept 2026
“Tooth decay remains the leading cause of hospital admissions among five- to nine-year-olds in England, outpacing other illnesses such as acute tonsilitis. Extending the levy represents a major step towards protecting children's oral health.”
What Charlotte Eckhardt has said
“No child should be hospitalised for a disease that is almost entirely preventable. Tooth decay is causing unnecessary pain, missed school days and avoidable hospital admissions at a higher rate in 2025 than the year before. If the government is to meet its goal of transforming the NHS dental system by 2035, it must ensure every child can see a dentist when they need to. A postcode must never dictate a child's health.”
Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of England · Dentistry access · 10 Sept 2026 · Cost of NHS tooth extractions up by five million pounds ↗
Where Charlotte Eckhardt has been quoted
- UK to extend sugar tax to cover bottled milkshakes and pre-packaged lattestheguardian.com · 10 Sept 2026
- Cost of NHS tooth extractions up by five million poundsdentistry.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
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