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Written question asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 October 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 November 2019. It was answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Conservative) on Monday, 4 November 2019 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Dental Health: Children

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend the supervised tooth brushing programme, as recommended by the Royal College of Surgeon's Faculty of Dental Surgery in its report The state of children's oral health in England, published in August.

Answer

Evidence shows that targeted supervised toothbrushing schemes are effective at preventing tooth decay and produce the biggest impact in reducing inequalities in oral health.

The Government’s Green Paper Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s, published in July, commits to consulting next year on options for rolling out a national school toothbrushing scheme in more pre-school settings and primary schools in England. These proposals will aim to reach the most deprived 3-5 year olds in all areas of the country, and will look to reach 30% by 2022.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL296
Session
2019-19
Subjects
Children Health education Dental health
Link
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