Millions of British children face serious risks due to inadequate tooth brushing supervision

Results of a new poll carried out by the British Dental Health Foundation found more than one in three (37 per cent) parents said they stopped supervising their children’s tooth brushing before the age of seven.

Guidelines from the NHS advise parents to supervise their children while brushing their teeth up until at least the age of seven; this ensures they are doing it effectively and for the correct amount of time.

The charity believes a lack of effective supervision could be one of the contributing factors in the current children’s dental health crisis we are experiencing the UK.

Nigel Carter OBE, chief executive of the British Dental Health Foundation believes ineffective tooth brushing is one of the fundamental issues in the failing standards of children’s dental health.

Nigel said: “We are in the midst of a children’s dental health epidemic in the UK. New statistics revealed more than 33,000 children were admitted to hospital for tooth extractions under general anaesthetic in the last year.