Oral Health
Solihull Dental Service NHS University Hospitals
Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework
There is a requirement within the Early Years Foundation Stage to promote good oral health to children and supervised toothbrushing programmes are an effective way to do this.
Section 3 – The safeguarding and welfare requirements – Health – Medicines
- EYFS statutory framework for childminders
3.50 Childminders must promote the good health, including the oral health, of the children they look after. - EYFS statutory framework for group and school-based providers
3.51 Providers must promote the good health, including the oral health, of the children they look after.
To make sure more children get to benefit from taking part in supervised toothbrushing programmes a new website has been developed, as part of a national research project, to include resources needed by all those involved in getting toothbrushing programmes set-up and running well: https://www.supervisedtoothbrushing.com/
Further resources for Early Years Settings can be found here:
- Help for early years providers: Oral health
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improving-oral-health-supervised-tooth-brushing-programme-toolkit
- https://www.supervisedtoothbrushing.com/copy-of-early-years
- https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-teeth-and-gums/taking-care-of-childrens-teeth/
Supporting documents
- Quick guide supervised
- Top Tips Toothbushing
- Toothbrushing certificate
- Toothbrushing Record
- A Practical Guide to Childrens Teeth
- Sugar Smart How To Guide – Early Years and Primary Schools
- BRUSH Activities
- BSPD Advice for parents of children with autism Jan 17
- Hand Santisation
- Home brushing
- Preventing Tooth Decay
- Toothrbush identification record
