Family Health
Support for Families in NW London Around Oral Health
Sharon
Louise
Hello, we are the Oral Health Promotion team of North West (NW) London. Our vision is that every child is given the best start in life and the opportunity to grow up free from dental decay.
settings to promote good oral health, such as the supervised tooth-brushing programme. We work in partnership with other healthcare providers to enable us to reach out and engage with the whole community.
Tooth decay is largely preventable yet it remains serious problem. We aim to improve the oral health of all children in NW London and reduce the oral health gap for disadvantaged children, as NW London is the most dentally deprived area in London. According to latest statistics taken from the 5 year old dental survey, Harrow has the highest rates of tooth decay in children, above all other London Boroughs followed by Brent. This data highlighted that 42.4% of 5 year olds living in Harrow and 40.1% in Brent have dental decay, compared to England which is 23.4%. Our role is to increase awareness of the importance of maintaining oral health and support families by providing the key oral health messages. Our Oral Health Promoters work with the community to create environments that promote good oral health from an early age, including: supporting a number of education (early years and school)
Erinna
Which toothpaste?
When to brush my child’s teeth?
For children aged three years and above, use a pea-sized blob amount of toothpaste containing at least 1000 - 1500 ppm (parts per million) fluoride. Children under 3 a smear of toothpaste containing 1,000ppm fluoride.
Children’s teeth should be brushed last thing at night before bed time and on at least one other occasion for at least 2 minutes.
Don’t rinse your mouth immediately after brushing teeth as rinsing washes the protective fluoride left behind by brushing. How often should I see the dentist?
As more teeth come through, it is important to develop a system of brushing that ensures that all surfaces of the teeth are brushed.
Dental check-ups for children are free under the NHS.
Assist tooth brushing until about 7 years of age as by then their coordination will be fully developed and they will be able to brush properly. Children should be encouraged to do some of the brushing themselves so that they develop routine and tooth brushing skills. Remember to praise and encourage your child (use a sticker chart).
Which toothbrush? Use a small soft headed toothbrush. ERS BEGINN FFER O L SPECIA
S 4 W EEK FREE Classes held
Visit your dentist as soon as baby’s first teeth appear in the mouth. For more information contact 0203 316 8353 dentalreferral.whitthealth@nhs.net www.whittington.nhs.uk/oralhealth
FAMILY TOOTH BRUSHING SESSION Join us on Saturday 19th December for an online family oral health session. Saturday 19 December at 10am https://bit.ly/2Uw9Z2R Meeting ID: 817 7004 8424 Passcode: hTiM20 or Saturday 19 December at 11am https://bit.ly/3f1krsn Meeting ID: 817 7004 8424 Passcode: hTiM20
Every Thursday at 5.00pm
Preston Park Primary School, College Road, Wembley, HA9 8RJ
Every Saturday at 9.00am Harrow High School, Gayton Road, Harrow, HA1 2JG
Every Saturday at 2.00pm
For more information please contact us on
07739572487
patel.karate@icloud.com
St Helens School Green Lane, Northwood, HA6 1AF
www.tiskakarate-harrow.co.uk www.tiskakarate-nortwood.co.uk www.tiskakarate-wembley.co.uk
ALL OUR INSTRUCTORS HAVE ENHANCED DISCLOSURE AND BARRING CERTIFICATES
6 Families North West London
Calling all young Scientists! Help us discover how babies & kids learn! We’re recruiting infants from birth to school age to take part in fun studies at the Birkbeck Babylab in central London. Our prime location is easy to reach and we refund travel expenses. We also have online studies you can do from the comfort of home www.cbcd.bbk.ac.uk/online-studies
020 7631 6258 babylab@bbk.ac.uk www.cbcd.bbk.ac.uk Familiesonline.co.uk
