Dental Health: Children
Commons · Question 72898 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 4 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Oliver Ryan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to expand the Supervised Toothbrushing Scheme beyond early years settings to include older school-aged children; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 4 Sep 2025
There are no plans to change the focus of the national supervised toothbrushing programme from three to five-year-old children living in the 20% most deprived areas of England. However, there is flexibility for local authorities to consider additional pro...