Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 72898
Dental Health: Children
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025
Question
Oliver Ryan
Labour (Co-op) — Burnley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to expand the Supervised Toothbrushing Scheme beyond early years settings to include older school-aged children; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential
Answer
Stephen KinnockThere are no plans to change the focus of the national supervised toothbrushing programme from three to five-year-old children living in the 20% most deprived areas of England. However, there is flexibility for local authorities to consider additional pro...
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