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<p>The government has already confirmed that, in England, we will invest the revenue
during this parliament on giving school-aged children a better and healthier future,
including programmes to reduce obesity and encourage physical activity and balanced
diets.</p><p> </p><p>Improving children’s oral health is a priority for this government.
Public Health England is leading a wide ranging multi-agency programme focused on
improving children’s oral health, and NHS England’s Starting Well programme will run
in thirteen high needs areas to improve access to dental services for children known
to be at greater risk of dental disease and who are not currently being seen by a
dentist.</p><p>The Department of Health and NHS England are also testing a new NHS
dental contract which supports the longer term aim for all care to have a preventative
focus.</p>
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