{"value":{"id":1660880,"askingMemberId":4603,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2023-09-14T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2023-09-19T00:00:00","uin":"199657","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of supervised toothbrushing programmes that are operating in each local authority; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of those programmes on the oral health of children.","answeringBodyId":17,"answeringBodyName":"Department of Health and Social Care","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4679,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2023-09-22T00:00:00","answerText":"

The information requested is not held centrally. In England, local authorities are responsible for improving the oral health of their local populations, and some local authorities have supervised toothbrushing programmes in place. The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities has published guidance to help local authorities who are interested in schemes to support commissioning of supervised tooth brushing programmes in early years settings and schools. The guidance is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improving-oral-health-supervised-tooth-brushing-programme-toolkit

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