A supervised tooth-brushing programme aimed at cutting cases of decay in children under the age of five is set to be introduced. North Yorkshire Council wants to commission a provider to run the ...

A report published on 23 September by Child of the North 1 and Anne Longfield CBE's Centre for Young Lives' 2 think tank makes a series of new proposals to tackle the children's oral health crisis in ...

In March, the government announced an investment of £11 million, for 2025-26 to support supervised toothbrushing programmes (STP) for children aged 3-5 years living in the most deprived areas of ...

The Government is yet to convince the public that its school tooth brushing programme will make a big difference, or that it is even feasible. That does not mean that it should be dismissed out of ...

Thousands of children in Cornwall will benefit from expanded supervised toothbrushing sessions, health bosses have said. The Big Brush Club was initially offered to children living in areas of ...

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