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Think the real policy is to have a proper oral health service for children, of which the tooth brushing is only a part.
Under 5 oral health, or the lack of , is a major problem. It's the biggest cause of admissions to hospital for a GA for children under 5. Sad it's taken so long as we have known about this for nearly 20 years .Under 5 tooth decay is easily preventable using a number of measures, of which the tooth brushing would be but one.
Peter_Carter
@slippers
I guess we'll have to disagree on that front then, it feels petty rather than smart to me! I think schools are way too authoritarian to begin with, so adding on an additional layer of management for basic hygiene just feels like the wrong direction entirely, even as a proof of concept for detoxifying the narrative on state intervention.
😂 Very true