Teeth cleaning to be taught in nurseries and schools

It would have made more sense for the government to insist all dentists saw child patients for free, but it is far easier to bully schools than the private sector. I think some of the responsibility lies with the dearth of NHS dentists, far too much sugar, and lack of parental responsibility.
No doubt it will be inspected by Ofsted.

How lovely if parents were to be inspected also and benefits withdrawn until children were cared for properly.

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I’ve just read the guidance.

There are enormous staffing implications. I reckon with 30 children in a class you would need an extra member of staff for at least two hours every morning to carry out all the requirements. Plus extra hours for all the paperwork and training involved.
Extra money and space also needed for the hygiene and storage requirements such as a designated cupboard in which every toothbrush must be stored upright and at a distance from every other toothbrush! No covers allowed.

Unless all this is provided I think this is either a non-starter or the requirements will be fudged -with settings taking infection risks and the cleaning being a token exercise.

Much like other “initiatives” of the past that were conceived in isolation from the reality of work in early years settings.