Childsmile

What is Childsmile?

Childsmile is a national programme to improve the oral health of children in Scotland. You can learn more about Childsmile and their wider team by clicking on the leaflet link below.

Childsmile Practice (nhs.scot)

Childsmile in Nursery and School

Childsmile delivers a range of preventive care for children in nursery and primary school who are at increased risk of dental disease. All Primary 1 and Primary 2 pupils at our school participate in Childsmile’s toothbrushing programme.

Role of Education staff

Our school staff and the local Childsmile team work together to ensure that:

  • the supervised Toothbrushing Programme is delivered as part of the daily routine
  • a suitable space is available for the Childsmile team to provide interventions to children
  • a family struggling to get a child to brush their teeth have appropriate support
  • families are informed about Childsmile locally.

 

A good resource for further information is the NHSG oral health website Teeth TLC. Below is a link to the school area where you will find a range of resources to enhance children’s oral health and to support the development of good oral health habits from a young age.

Children and Young people – Schools (teethtlc.com)