Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 26677
Schools: Dental Health
Tabled: 27 January 2025
Answered: 4 February 2025
Question
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of allocating separate funding for (a) oral hygiene education and (b) toothbrushing schemes in schools located in areas with high levels of tooth decay
Answer
Stephen MorganThe department is working with the Department of Health and Social Care to help promote and deliver supervised toothbrushing programmes for 3 to 5 year-olds in the most deprived communities.We recognise that prevention is better than cure. For this reason...
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