Cornwall's Oral Health Campaign

Brighter smiles for local children

Due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic the team from Brighter Smiles, Cornwall’s oral health programme, can’t currently visit primary schools, nurseries and family hubs. However, we’re thinking of other ways to help everyone maintain a healthy smile and there are lots of resources on our Patient Information Zone. To keep in touch with everyone and in support of National Smile Month 2020, we have created a series of four virtual oral health education sessions for children aged 4-6.

Click here to watch our first two videos on the “Functions of the Teeth” and “Toothbrushing”.

The shocking facts

In Cornwall the highest single cause of hospital admissions for children between the ages of 5-9 is tooth extraction under general anaesthetic yet this is preventable.

See the BBC’s powerful film about access to NHS dentistry in Cornwall and what we’re doing as a dental social enterprise to reach those in our communities who need us most and improve oral health education via Brighter Smiles at

https://smiletogether.co.uk/smile-together-on-the-bbc/

Learn more about our campaign to address

the tooth decay scandal!

Get involved

Schools, nurseries and family hubs

Our campaign is dedicated to making a difference in Cornish communities. Working together with Cornwall Council public health team, local businesses and individuals we go into schools providing fun and educational oral health education, tooth brushing clubs and fluoride varnishing. See how your community could benefit.

Dental Professionals

We are working with other dental professionals who share our ‘prevention is better than cure’ outlook and, like us, care deeply about the oral health of children in their local community. In some cases, their dental nurses have undertaken training with us and joined our bank of volunteers to deliver the campaign in local schools.

Supporters

We simply can’t achieve all that we do without the generosity of our supporters as this type of work is not currently funded by the NHS in Cornwall. Our campaign therefore provides a range of mutually beneficial opportunities for supporters to make a real difference in their local community. Help us improve the oral health of more Cornish children by becoming a supporter.