SYDNEY, Australia: A lack of space in surgical theatres in Australia has led to around 1,500 children suffering from prolonged pain from oral health conditions that could have been prevented in the first place. In an effort to expand oral health knowledge as part of World Oral Health Day (20 March), the Australian Dental Association (ADA) released data from an updated Oral Health Tracker tool which indicated a rise in hospital admissions since 2018 and a steeper incline in the numbers of Indigenous children admitted with preventable dental conditions.