Wigan Today on MSN11d
Nearly a third of children have rotting teeth in Wigan
It reveals an estimated 31.5 per cent of five-year-olds in Wigan had dental decay in the 2023-24 academic year. Across ...
Lancashire Evening Post on MSN2d
Parents are responsible for making sure their kids brush their teeth, not teachers – it’s ridiculous
A national supervised toothbrushing campaign has been launched in a bid to “revive” the country’s oral health, but some have ...
600,000 children to be supervised brushing their teeth in schools
Official data reveals that as many as six in 10 children in some areas have rotting teeth by the age of five, with clear ...
The Independent on MSN10d
School children to be given supervised toothbrushing lessons
It is hoped that the initiative could save the NHS millions by reducing the number of children who need hospital care for ...
£11,000,000 to be spent teaching kids how to brush their teeth properly
The government is launching a national toothbrushing campaign to 'revive' the country’s oral health and ease the burden on ...
Sky10d
Schools asked to start supervised toothbrushing
Pic: PA It is hoped the initiative could save the NHS millions by reducing the number of children who need hospital care for rotten teeth. The Department of Health and Social Care said it expected ...
Schools to start supervised toothbrushing - with a quarter of 5-year-olds found to have rotting teeth
Hundreds of thousands of children in England will be given supervised toothbrushing - as data shows as many as a third in ...