Schools and nurseries need to step in to tackle the worrying trend of tooth decay in children, the advisory body NICE has said.
More than one in 10 three-year-olds in England have rotten teeth.
In some parts of the country, as many as half of five-year-olds have decayed, missing or filled teeth.
NICE's new guidelines for England say nurseries and schools should consider introducing supervised tooth-brushing and fluoride varnishing programmes.
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As the brother of an overworked and undervalued teacher, I have to say that this is absolutely preposterous.
In what world is it the responsibility of the education system, and not the parent or guardian to teach children to brush their teeth?
I know some parents and guardians are useless, but surely it is the responsibility of the teacher to first raise it with the guardian, and when they inevitably get nowhere, to contact social services.
How can we possibly have a situation, where a teacher has to control 30 children with toothbrushes, and the parents are excused from watching out for one?
This is absolutely ridiculous and I hope everyone recognises that schooling is for literacy and numeracy and not toothbrushing.
We want teachers to be teachers, and can't ask them to be social worker AND parent, too.
More than one in 10 three-year-olds in England have rotten teeth.
In some parts of the country, as many as half of five-year-olds have decayed, missing or filled teeth.
NICE's new guidelines for England say nurseries and schools should consider introducing supervised tooth-brushing and fluoride varnishing programmes.
To view the link you have to Register or Login
As the brother of an overworked and undervalued teacher, I have to say that this is absolutely preposterous.
In what world is it the responsibility of the education system, and not the parent or guardian to teach children to brush their teeth?
I know some parents and guardians are useless, but surely it is the responsibility of the teacher to first raise it with the guardian, and when they inevitably get nowhere, to contact social services.
How can we possibly have a situation, where a teacher has to control 30 children with toothbrushes, and the parents are excused from watching out for one?
This is absolutely ridiculous and I hope everyone recognises that schooling is for literacy and numeracy and not toothbrushing.
We want teachers to be teachers, and can't ask them to be social worker AND parent, too.
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