Onslaught on dental decay in children underway!
Dentists are currently more empowered than ever before to provide information to parents and carers in order to reduce the high burden of dental decay in children across England. A comprehensive resource pack is now freely available to promote prevention in children aged zero to two.
Created under the Smile4Life banner, with resources from a range of sources and organisations, the pack has been circulated to Local Dental Networks and has been warmly welcomed by the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD).
Claire Stevens, president of the BSPD, commented, “So many of us have been working to turn the tide on the ridiculously high number of general anaesthetics for multiple extractions in children. Now that this new pack giving online access to educational posters and leaflets is available to all dental practices, the onslaught against dental decay can really begin.”
“For too long, primary care dentists in England have been disadvantaged when compared to colleagues in Scotland, where there is the Childsmile programme, and colleagues in Wales, where there is the Designed to Smile programme. Now the Chief Dental Officer for England has delivered on her commitment to Starting Well Core, the dental access and prevention programme for children aged between zero and two, and we are really grateful for her leadership.”
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