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New tool to help calculate local benefits of children’s oral health programmes

25th October 2016

A new tool is being launched by Public Health England to help local authorities visualise the benefits of children's oral health programmes more easily.

Using this toolkit, councils will be able to calculate potential returns on investment generated by oral health initiatives – including supervised tooth brushing, fluoride varnish and provision of toothbrushes by post – over five and ten-year periods.

This will make it easier for local government bodies to make effective long-term investments in prevention and continue to deliver innovative strategies to combat decay, in the absence of a comprehensive national programme.

The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed the announcement, saying that local authorities are showing the leadership on tooth decay prevention that the organisation has often accused the national government of lacking.

Russ Ladwa, chair of the BDA's health and science committee, said: "Strategic investments require long-term thinking. This new tool will help local councils reap the prevention dividend, and secure real savings on treatment while improving their young people's oral health."

The BDA has also backed calls from local government leaders for revenue raised through the new sugar levy to be allocated at a local level.

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