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Nursery toothbrushing saves £6m in dental costs
A scheme to encourage nursery children to brush their teeth has saved more than £6m in dental costs, according to a new study. Childsmile involves staff at all Scottish nurseries offering free supervised toothbrushing every day. Glasgow researchers found that the scheme had reduced the cost of treating dental disease in five-year-olds by more than […]
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Tooth decay of P1 pupils in Scotland at record low
A record number of primary one pupils have no signs of tooth decay, the Scottish government has said. Figures from the national dental inspection programme, for 2011-12, showed 67% of P1 pupils had no obvious decay, compared to 54% in 2005-06. The Scottish government’s target is for 60% of primary ones to have no obvious […]
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Childsmile: Learning from previous work
The value of individuals and organisations working together to improve health was recognised in many of the responses received to Scotland’s Consultation on children’s oral health.65 As a result, a number of preventive programmes targeted at children have now been successfully put in place across Scotland. The Childsmile Programme66 which includes: Childsmile Core, Childsmile Practice, […]
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Scottish children’s teeth ‘best on record’
Children in Scotland today have the best dental health since records began, the Scottish government has said. Almost 70% of P7 pupils have no obvious sign of tooth decay, beating a 60% target previously set by ministers. The figures were released as part of a report by the National Dental Inspection Programme. At the same […]
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Childsmile is the flagship national oral health improvement programme for Scotland
1.5.1 Oral health initiatives Childsmile is the flagship national oral health improvement programme for Scotland. The overarching aims of Childsmile are to improve the oral health of children in Scotland and to reduce inequalities both in dental health and in access to dental services. There is also potential for other health impacts particularly with regard […]
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New plea to add fluoride to water
DENTAL experts have reignited the controversy over fluoride by calling on ministers to add it to Scotland’s water supplies to tackle “unacceptably poor” oral health. Latest figures show progress has been made, but more than 50 per cent of primary seven children north of the Border are suffering tooth decay. Andrew Lamb, director for Scotland […]
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The dental health of three-year-old children in Greater Glasgow, Scotland
Abstract: Objective To report on the dental health of three-year-old children in Greater Glasgow, and to examine the amount of dental caries associated with deprivation in this young age group. Design Dental inspections in nursery schools. Subjects and methods The national inspection programme using BASCD criteria was extended to include an additional group of nursery […]
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Poverty link to Scots child tooth decay
A third of three-year-olds living in poverty in Scotland suffer from poor dental health, a new study has suggested. Researchers at Glasgow University said that while one in every four children tested showed signs of tooth decay, the figure rose to 33% among the poorest. They have called for deprived children to be given dental […]
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Childsmile: Fluoride varnish to be painted on to children’s teeth
Children taking part in a new health initiative in the Lothians will have their milk teeth painted with fluoride varnish in a bid to stop decay. About 150 dentists have signed up to the Childsmile scheme to improve the oral health of the under fives. The youngsters will have the varnish applied every six months […]
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Childsmile: the national child oral health improvement programme in Scotland. Part 2: monitoring and delivery
Abstract: This paper, the second of two reviewing the Childsmile programme, describes monitoring arrangements and summarises monitoring data covering the period 2006-2009. By mid-2009, around 28,000 infants in deprived areas of the West of Scotland had been given caries risk assessments by Health Visitors; 14,000 were enrolled with 142 Childsmile practices or clinics; and over […]
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