Dental health

Looking after your child’s teeth

Contact you local oral health team at Community Dental Services CIC, for advice around brushing, diet and dental visits: ohimp.oxfordshire@cds-cic.nhs.uk

 

The HABIT intervention (Health Visitors delivering Advice in Britain on Infant Toothbrushing) supports families to adopt key oral health behaviours. Co-designed with parents and health visitors in Bradford, HABIT supports oral health conversations with resources including a website.

 

Looking after your baby’s teeth – NHS (www.nhs.uk) (there is a good teeth cleaning video here)

Dr Ranj’s video on caring for children’s teeth:

Tooth brushing for toddlers

The Oral Health Improvement Team for Oxfordshire at CDS have produced this helpful leaflet;  Tips for Brushing your Child’s Teeth

BBC CBeebies toothbrushing song

BrushDJ teeth cleaning video

Dental health story time

Diet and oral health

The Oral Health Improvement Team at CDS have produced this helpful leaflet;  Diet and your Oral Health  – Children

Visiting the dentist with your child

Dummies and your child

7-dummy-factsheet-2017-1.pdf (lullabytrust.org.uk)

Page last reviewed: 28 February, 2025