Parliament Question

Dental Health: Children:Written question - 137414

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Asked by Steve McCabe

(Birmingham, Selly Oak)

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Asked on: 24 April 2018

Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Health: Children

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March to Question 133805, on Dental Health: Children, how many and what proportion of local authorities have (a) toothbrushing programmes and (b) community fluoride varnish schemes; and if he will list the local authorities which have such programmes.

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Answered by: Steve Brine

Answered on: 27 April 2018

Information on how many and what proportion of local authorities have toothbrushing or community fluoride varnish programmes in place are not held in the format requested.

In England, local authorities 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.