The Childsmile (East) programme will see dental staff visit nurseries and schools twice a year, offering fluoride boosters and referring children who need further care to a local clinic. The scheme will be evaluated over three years with a view to rolling it out across the rest of Scotland.
Launching the programme, deputy health minister Lewis Macdonald said, 'Childsmile aims to make sure that we are getting good dental care to the children who need it most. We want to establish good dental habits at an early age and prevent tooth decay.This scheme is an innovative, and effective, way of doing this.'
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