Brushing each day at preschool is effective for preventing tooth decay and can establish life long behaviour to promote oral health

Fordfield Nursery follows the my smile programme that improves oral health outcomes for children in the early years.

Children have daily supervised brushing. The benefits include:

  • Improved brushing technique

  • Better compliance when cleaning teeth at home

  • Additional brushing to compliment the 2 times at home

  • Reinforcement of the habit

After lunch time each day, children in preschool collect their own toothbrush and toothpaste and brush their teeth with supervision from preschool staff.