Setting aside specific government money for teaching people about taking care of their teeth can help everyone learn how to prevent oral health problems.

This is part 7 in our 10 part miniseries about our oral health manifesto. Read our full oral health manifesto here: https://www.dentalhealth.org/manifesto2024

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Changing the rules around buying tobacco so that no one born after 2009 will be able to purchase it will mean that we are taking proactive steps to save the health of the next generations.

This is part 6 in our 10 part miniseries about our oral health manifesto. Read our full oral health manifesto here: https://www.dentalhealth.org/manifesto2024

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Many drinks you can buy at coffee shops have more sugar than what an adult should have in a whole day. Yet under the current sugar tax rules, they’re exempt.

That needs to change.

This is part 5 of 10 in our oral health manifesto miniseries. Read our manifesto here: https://www.dentalhealth.org/manifesto2024

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Toothbrushing in schools can significantly reduce oral health issues, yielding cost savings on the treatment of childhood decay within the lifetime of a government.

This is part 1 in our 10 part miniseries. Come back every day in the lead-up until the 4th of July.

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Oral health promotion teams have been facing budget cuts in recent years and it’s time to restore them to their former glory.

This is part 3 in our 10 part miniseries. Come back every day in the lead-up until the 4th of July.

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Water fluoride programmes are already in place in some parts of the country - we happen to be from two of them - and we see the difference they can make on your oral health. This is a no-brainer, we should be encouraging the rollout of a universal water fluoridation program.

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In the run up to the UK general election, listen to our ask for policymakers. We hope this encourages them to listen to the public and brush up on their oral health to give the country what it needs.

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Our team have been fortunate enough to sit down with Dr David Shiers, an honourary research consultant for the psychosis research unit and retired GP, and Angela Halfpenny, manager and oral health lead at The Larkins care home, to talk about severe mental illness and oral health.

David is a carer for his daughter Mary who has schizophrenia and a learning disability, and talks openly about the poor experiences he saw his daughter go through in previous care homes where her oral health was not a priority and how that contrasts with her new home at The Larkins.

Angela has made it her goal to ensure oral health is prioritised in the care home she manages after seeing how it can impact the residents' well-being. The Larkins was even used as an example in the CQC report Smiling Matters.

She calls oral health management a privilege, and a great way to start and end the day. We couldn't agree more.

Read more about the great work Dr Shiers is doing and helpful resources here:

• Right from the start -https://ow.ly/r7jJ50S2lnR, https://ow.ly/qqyA50S2lnT
• Smiling Matters - https://ow.ly/W8o350S2lnV
• Right to Smile - https://ow.ly/8yTS50S2lnS
• Periodontal disease in people with psychosis - https://ow.ly/5WRc50S2lnU

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We often forget about the key role drinks play in our oral health and in our diet. Lots of us are guilty of thinking just because it's a liquid it doesn't count, but if you are having sugars in your hot drinks or you like a fizzy pop, your teeth are feeling the effects.

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