Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 80226

Dental Health: Children

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 16 October 2025

Question

Callum Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the potential return on funding for the the supervised brushing scheme in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

Supervised toothbrushing is an evidence-based intervention. The most recent assessment suggests that supervised toothbrushing schemes have a five-year return on investment of £3.06 for every £1 spent where the rate of decayed, missing due to decay, and fi...

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