Childsmile awarded as a public health exemplar programme
Published: 26 June 2019
The Scottish Government's Childsmile programme (commencing in 2006) was named by EU Health as best practice for oral health improvement in June 2019. Since Childsmile began, the percentage of decay-free 5 year olds in Scotland increased from 45% (2003) to 71% (2018). Congratulations to the Childsmile co-director Professor Lorna Macpherson, who provides advice for the development and implementation of similar initiatives to governments and agencies internationally.
The Scottish Government's Childsmile programme (commencing in 2006) was named by EU Health as best practice for oral health improvement in June 2019. Since Childsmile began, the percentage of decay-free 5 year olds in Scotland increased from 45% (2003) to 71% (2018). Congratulations to the Childsmile co-director Professor Lorna Macpherson, who provides advice for the development and implementation of similar initiatives to governments and agencies internationally. For more information, click here or visit www.child-smile.org.uk.
First published: 26 June 2019