Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 32301

Dental Health: Primary Education

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025

Question

Mrs Elsie Blundell

LabourHeywood and Middleton North

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve the integration of oral health education across primary schools.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
All state funded schools are required to teach about good oral hygiene as part of statutory health education. Pupils should know about dental health and the benefits of good oral hygiene and dental flossing, including regular check-ups at the dentist.Depa...

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