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Nearly 5000 children with rotten teeth from all around New Zealand are waiting for surgery to have them removed.
That figure is a jump of about a thousand from early 2023.
Recently, we spoke to the head of a mobile surgery lorry that travels up the down the country and he told Nine to Noon the staff on board now spend the majority of their time trying to lower waiting lists for the removal of children's teeth.
The director of Policy at the Dental Association, Dr Robin Whyman, says the number of children needing teeth removed has soared and now many have to wait up to 12 months, although the time is dropping in some areas.
