😔 There has been no real improvement in children’s oral health for 10 years. Our first report in September 2024 called for urgent action
😀 Since then ambitious new initiatives have been announced.
💪 Sustained partnership working is needed for these to fulfil their potential

HOME | Supervised Toothbrushing Toolkit This toolkit brings together new and existing resources to help support the implementation of supervised toothbrushing programmes and clubs.

We were delighted to contribute and share insights from the BRUSH (supervisedtoothbrushing.com) project at
@nihrarcs.bsky.social. #ChildHealthImpact2025
@penarc.bsky.social @drpeterday.bsky.social @zmarshman.bsky.social Dr. Kara Kara Gray-Burrows @universityofleeds.bsky.social

More fascinating sessions from Hannah Edwards, Ben Hughes, Peter Day & Zoe Marshman.

Presentations cover PReCePT, the Bradford ACE Service and BRUSH.

👉 Find out more here: bit.ly/4jZJa0n

#ChildHealthImpact2025

@nihrarcs.bsky.social

Pleased to contribute to this blog and share the benefits of supervised toothbrushing, dispel some myths and encourage everyone who cares about improving children’s oral health to get behind the new national campaign www.bspd.co.uk/News-Media/B...

YouTube video by 5 News Should teachers be supervising kids' tooth brushing? | 5 News

Exciting news! Our Oral Health report authors, @drpeterday.bsky.social & @zmarshman.bsky.social, have made headlines with their groundbreaking research on supervised tooth brushing. This important study highlights the impact of proper dental care!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=85IM...

Please do share widely and sign up to our mailing list to help us build a network of interested & enthusiastic researchers and dental professionals:
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Leading the way in oral health research A new NIHR-supported incubator, led by the Universities of Sheffield and Newcastle, is set to build capacity and develop research careers in oral health research.

A new incubator supported by @nihr.bsky.social & led by Chris Vernazza & I aims to build capacity to conduct high quality oral health research to inform policy in the UK. A huge thanks to our core team & steering group members for their support

www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/leading...

Celebrating Excellence: Six University of Sheffield Researchers Recognised as NIHR Senior Investigators The University of Sheffield is celebrating a remarkable achievement as six of our outstanding researchers have been recognised as National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Senior Investig...

🌟 @sheffielduni.bsky.social is celebrating a remarkable achievement as six of our outstanding researchers have been recognised as @nihr.bsky.social Senior Investigators. 👏

Dilly Anumba
Andrew Booth
Zoe Marshman
Liddy Goyder
Arshad Majid
Alicia O'Cathain

www.sheffield.ac.uk/smph/news/ce...

🦷On #WorldOralHealthDay, learn how BRUSH project aims to reduce childhood tooth decay via supervised brushing programmes. A collaboration between
@penarc.bsky.social & @arc-yharc.bsky.social

For more information: tinyurl.com/53zwf7ma

@nihrarcs.bsky.social
@zmarshman.bsky.social

To learn more, be sure to check out our latest report, releasing this Friday!

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Schools asked to supervise toothbrushing for young children School and nursery staff in the poorest areas will be asked to help young children brush their teeth

Our BRUSH project w @arc-yharc.bsky.social continues to make headlines! Working to reduce the highest cause of children's hospital admissions, tooth decay. 🦷

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@drpeterday.bsky.social @zmarshman.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @gbjornstad.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

Good to see early years supervised daily toothbrushing introduced in the most socioeconomically deprived areas in England.
We have been doing this on a universal not targeted basis in all nurseries in Scotland for the best part of 20 years www.childsmile.nhs.uk

More work needed on children’s supervised toothbrushing programmes New study, conducted by the Universities of Sheffield and Leeds, shows barriers to running supervised toothbrushing programmes for young children must be overcome if the UK government is to…

Many young people are experiencing poor oral health - and supervised toothbrushing programmes help, but how can we roll them out more widely?

https://buff.ly/3ELQGwY
@universityofleeds.bsky.social

Breakfast - 07/03/2025 The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team.

Prof Zoe Marshman was on BBC Breakfast this morning welcoming the announcement about the government’s Supervised Toothbrushing programme, which has received £11m in funding 🎉 if you missed it, head to 2:36:00 on the link below 👇

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Schools asked to supervise toothbrushing for young children School and nursery staff in the poorest areas will be asked to help young children brush their teeth

📢News! Funding announced for supervised toothbrushing programmes in schools tinyurl.com/5en44urh. Our evidence-based resource can help schools implement effective programmes. Learn more: tinyurl.com/ys76vm5h
@penarc.bsky.social @drpeterday.bsky.social @zmarshman.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social

Supervised toothbrushing for children to prevent tooth decay Programme will reach up to 600,000 children in most deprived areas.

Very delighted to see how BRUSH work conducted by our department with @zmarshman.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social on supervised toothbrushing being funded and rolled out by the government.
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Research Practitioner
In my team

Grade 11 £56 to £61k
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More work needed on children’s supervised toothbrushing programmes Barriers to running supervised toothbrushing programmes for young children must be overcome if the UK government is to successfully tackle childhood tooth decay, researchers say.

Read the article below where Professor Zoe Marshman & Professor Peter Day highlight the importance of supervised toothbrushing programmes in tackling tooth decay in children! 🦷 😁

@leedspaedsdent.bsky.social @drpeterday.bsky.social
@amritchauhan.bsky.social

www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/n...

Amazing work by BRUSH project team in highlighting the urgent need to remove barriers to supervised toothbrushing in schools and nurseries! 🦷✨
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Toothbrushing clubs in schools 'face barriers' - report A study finds

Our team is in the news! @leedspaedsdent.bsky.social Wonderful work by Kara, Peter and Zoe shows the urgent need to break down barriers preventing children from accessing supervised toothbrushing in schools and nurseries.

Read below: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

More work needed on children’s supervised toothbrushing programmes - PenARC PenARC-supported research shows barriers remain for supervised toothbrushing programmes to help tackle childhood tooth decay.

New research shows supervised #toothbrushing 🦷 programmes are up 28% but barriers remain to successfully tackle childhood tooth decay.

> Learn more: tinyurl.com/3erdyjd4

BRUSH Project funded & supported by PenARC & @arc-yharc.bsky.social .

#childrenshealth #toothdecay @nihrarcs.bsky.social

More work needed on children’s supervised toothbrushing programmes New study, conducted by the Universities of Sheffield and Leeds, shows barriers to running supervised toothbrushing programmes for young children must be overcome if the UK government is to successful...

Lots of media interest today in our recent paper about expansion of supervised toothbrushing programmes: www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/more-wo...

Oral health survey of 5 year old schoolchildren 2024 Results of the National Dental Epidemiology Programme (NDEP) survey, which took place in the school year ending 2024.

Results of the survey of 5 year olds in 2024 are published today. Still high prevalence and wide inequalities which have not reduced

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Your Teeth, You Are in Control: A Process Evaluation of the Implementation of a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Intervention for Reducing Child Dental Anxiety Aim To explore the views of patients, caregivers, and dental professionals on the factors that influence implementation, processes, and effectiveness of a guided self-help cognitive behavioural ther...

2. Your Teeth, You Are in Control: A Process Evaluation of the Implementation of a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Intervention for Reducing Child Dental Anxiety
doi.org/10.1111/cdoe...

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A Theoretically Informed Process Evaluation in Parallel to a Feasibility Study of a Complex Oral Health Intervention Using NICE Guidelines in a Care Home Setting Background A theoretically informed process evaluation was undertaken in parallel to a study examining the feasibility of an oral health intervention based on an existing guideline for care homes. T...

1. A Theoretically Informed Process Evaluation in Parallel to a Feasibility Study of a Complex Oral Health Intervention Using NICE Guidelines in a Care Home Setting

doi.org/10.1111/cdoe...

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Process evaluations can be independent studies or conducted simultaneously with outcome evaluations such as RCTs. They examine the processes through which an intervention generates outcomes.

We have published 2 important & very different process evaluations in @commdentoralepi.bsky.social 👇

Process evaluations are really important in helping to understand how (oral) health interventions work.

They are particularly useful for interventions that include a number of interacting components operating in different ways & also when interventions address complex problems.

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Supervised Toothbrushing Programmes: Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation Objectives Supervised toothbrushing programmes (STPs), whereby children brush their teeth at nursery or school with a fluoride toothpaste under staff supervision, are a clinically and cost-effective.....

Really pleased to share this new paper from BRUSH research project exploring barriers & facilitators to implementation of supervised toothbrushing programmes. Shows just how important both the formal & informal factors are @commdentoralepi.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Great PhD opportunity with us at University of Glasgow Dental School
- Reducing oral health inequalities: improving participation of children with intellectual disabilities in the Childsmile supervised toothbrushing programme
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Does poor oral health impact on young children's development? A rapid review - British Dental Journal British Dental Journal - Does poor oral health impact on young children's development? A rapid review

Does poor oral health impact on young children’s development? Yes! www.nature.com/articles/s41...