Dental public health in action: ‘First Dental Steps’ - An oral health improvement intervention embedded in the healthy child programme

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Oral health checks improve outcomes for children, emphasizing the importance of early intervention.
Nearly a quarter of children face dental caries by age five, highlighting a pressing public health issue.
Health visiting teams collaborated to deliver a structured oral health improvement programme under the Healthy Child Programme.
Future efforts aim to adapt the intervention for inclusion health groups, enhancing resource accessibility.

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Implementation reveals first dental steps improve oral health in children, indicating need for consistent health checks.

Booth et al. (2025) studied this question.

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