Dental Health: Children
Commons · Question 123731 · Tabled 25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Kim Johnson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made in expanding the supervised tooth-brushing schemes for young children in England.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 13 Apr 2026
The supervised toothbrushing programme will reach up to 600,000 children living in the most deprived areas of England, supported by £11 million in 2025/26, with a further £10.5 million consolidated into the Public Health Grant in 2026/27. In the first yea...