A DENTAL team from Bradford has won a prestigious award for the work they delivered to get nurseries toothbrushing during the pandemic.
The Community Dental Service’s Oral Health Improvement team from Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust has won an award at the national Clinical Dentistry Awards 2022.
The team was crowned the winners of the Best Local Oral Health Initiative North category for their work across Bradford and Airedale.
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Following a pilot during the pandemic, further funding was received to roll out the scheme, ‘Bradford Babies Brush’, to a further 36 local nurseries since March. The team has now trained over 52 childcare staff members who are now able to better support parents in
Sharon Walker, Oral Health Improvement Lead at the Care Trust, said: “The team was so pleased to get recognition for the work we delivered in nurseries, to improve oral health and to support the teaching of life skills from an early age.
“We’re committed to helping communities address tooth decay in young children, which is almost always entirely preventable with appropriate intervention.”
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