Scotland - Programme to prevent tooth decay
FOUR new Childsmile vans will drive to nurseries and primary schools across the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area, including Alexandria and Dumbarton.
Specially trained Dental Nurses will then apply a special fluoride varnish to children's teeth as part of the ongoing national campaign to prevent tooth decay from an early age.
The vans are part of the National Childsmile Nursery and Schools Oral Health Improvement Programme and are an exciting development to bring dental preventative services directly to nurseries and schools....
Parents will be asked to complete consent forms allowing their children to take part in the programme and it is hoped that this, along with all the other Childsmile programmes available, will help reduce the number of children showing signs of early tooth decay.
Ray McAndrew, associate medical director (Dental), said: "Tooth decay is a widespread condition in the West of Scotland and a particular problem in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area.
"The Childsmile programme uses fluoride varnish to help reduce tooth decay in children. Fluoride varnish is a golden gel which is applied to children's teeth using a soft brush. The varnish sets quickly and has a pleasant taste and a fruity smell."
It's a poison won't that encourage kids to swallow it?
Specially trained Dental Nurses will then apply a special fluoride varnish to children's teeth as part of the ongoing national campaign to prevent tooth decay from an early age.
The vans are part of the National Childsmile Nursery and Schools Oral Health Improvement Programme and are an exciting development to bring dental preventative services directly to nurseries and schools....
Parents will be asked to complete consent forms allowing their children to take part in the programme and it is hoped that this, along with all the other Childsmile programmes available, will help reduce the number of children showing signs of early tooth decay.
Ray McAndrew, associate medical director (Dental), said: "Tooth decay is a widespread condition in the West of Scotland and a particular problem in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area.
"The Childsmile programme uses fluoride varnish to help reduce tooth decay in children. Fluoride varnish is a golden gel which is applied to children's teeth using a soft brush. The varnish sets quickly and has a pleasant taste and a fruity smell."
It's a poison won't that encourage kids to swallow it?
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