OFFICE OF CHIEF DENTAL OFFICER LAUNCHES INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE DENTAL CHECKS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN SUPPORTED BY BICKIEPEGS HEALTHCARE
NewsPosted by: Dental Design 11th September 2018
In support of the BSPD’s #DCby1 (Dental Check by One Campaign) dentists are being encouraged to remind parents that NHS dental checks for children are free in England and the recommendation is to get all babies into the dentist’s chair before their first birthday.
This September, the Office of the Chief Dental Officer, England has created new attention grabbing public awareness posters using a “Little Monsters” theme. This is in support of BSPD’s DCby1 campaign. Bickiepegs Healthcare, experts in baby oral health for over 90 years, have joined with the OCDO team to print and distribute 500 posters to dental practices in the South Area of England.
Dental Practices have received a resource pack including the poster, which can go up on noticeboards – reminding parents and carers that the NHS provides free dental checks for all children.
DCby1 is a BSPD campaign, endorsed by the Chief Dental Officer, England, to encourage all babies to have their first dental check-up before their first birthday. The latest figures released at the end of 2017 by NHS Digital show that tooth decay is the most common reason for children between the ages of five and nine being admitted to hospital, with 25,923 cases within this age group in 2016-17, which is up from the previous year.
Sara Hurley, CDO, England, commented “It is important to educate parents and carers that the NHS offers free dental checks for all children. Through awareness and education we can start to minimise the number of children suffering unnecessarily from tooth decay.”
Chris Blincoe, Director, Bickiepegs Healthcare added “We are delighted to support the OCDO initiative and believe that the attention-grabbing monster design will get noticed by both parents and children and encourage earlier and more frequent dentist visits.”
For more information, contact Kate Clark, KCPR KateClarkPR
kate@kateclarkpr.co.uk / 07990 525639 or Salima Haque england.ocdo-pm-smile4life@nhs.net / 07730 380416
