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<p>In England local authorities (LAs) are responsible for assessing the oral health
needs of their local population, developing oral health strategies and commissioning
oral health improvement programmes to meet the needs of their local population.</p><p>
</p><p>In May 2018 Public Health England (PHE) published a stocktake which reported
on oral health improvement programmes, commissioned by local authorities targeting
children under five years old in England. Of the 95% of LAs who responded, the majority
are commissioning oral health improvement programmes for under-fives. The stocktake
can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/707180/Oral_health_improvement_programmes_commissioned_by_local_authorities.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/707180/Oral_health_improvement_programmes_commissioned_by_local_authorities.pdf</a></p><p>
</p><p>NHS England has launched ‘Starting Well: A Smile4Life Initiative’. This programme
of dental practice-based initiatives aims to reduce oral health inequalities and improve
oral health in children under the age of five. The programme has been launched in
13 high priority areas chosen on the basis of decay experience at a LA level and existing
oral health improvement plans.</p>
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