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<p>Local authorities are responsible for providing or commissioning oral health promotion
programmes locally. When asked in a recent survey 51% of responding local authorities’
programmes include supervised tooth brushing in early years and school settings; and
46% reported targeted provision of toothbrushes and toothpaste, further results can
be found via 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>These activities are explicitly supported by Commissioning Better Oral Health
a toolkit produced by Public Health England (PHE) and a toolkit supporting supervised
tooth brushing programmes in early years settings. The report can be accessed via
the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/321503/CBOHMaindocumentJUNE2014.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/321503/CBOHMaindocumentJUNE2014.pdf</a></p><p>
</p><p>‘Delivering Better Oral health – an evidence-based toolkit for dental teams’
recommends that all children brush twice daily with fluoride toothpaste, this can
be accessed via the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/605266/Delivering_better_oral_health.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/605266/Delivering_better_oral_health.pdf</a></p><p>
</p><p>PHE’s health campaigns such as Change4Life, give advice on oral health which
includes support for twice daily tooth brushing.</p>
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