Information on caring for your children’s teeth and getting the best oral healthcare.
Childsmile provide advice around looking after your teeth and healthy eating at all stages.
Baby and adult teeth develop before a child is born, early acceptance of toothbrushing and healthy eating are essential to give your child the best possible start.
There’s lots you can do to keep your child’s first teeth healthy, including teaching toothbrushing skills, food and drinks for healthy teeth and regular visits to the dentist.
Find out what you can do to continue good oral health habits in older children including toothbrushing, tooth-friendly food and drinks and fluoride varnishing.
Looking after your child’s teeth
Everything you need to know about toothbrushing, feeding, healthy drinks and caring for teeth at home.
Supporting your child in nursery and school
Find out how Childsmile programmes in education settings help children build healthy habits through supervised toothbrushing and fluoride varnish.
Visiting the dentist
Learn what to expect from dental visits and how Childsmile works with dental teams to prevent tooth decay and support good oral health
Finding an NHS Dentist
If you’re looking for a dentist in your area, you can search for dentists on the NHS inform website. You can narrow your search down using the drop – down menus on the left hand side of the page.