From 2010/11 to 2013/14, there were 12.1 day surgeries for dental caries per 1,000 children aged 1 to 4 years old. Across Canada, the rate of day surgery for dental caries ranged considerably, 8.2 per 1,000 population (Ontario) to 110.9 per 1,000 (Nunavut).

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