Teachers should check kids brush teeth

Apart from the moral aspects of this issue, requiring teachers to teach dental hygiene is going to be be ineffective if the messages and the example set by the parents are at odds with what the school is saying. Teachers can warn kids of the toothrotting effects of fizzy drinks and sugary food, and make them clean their teeth after lunch until kingdom come, but, as with most things schools try to impart to children, if this isn't supported and reinforced at home, it is a waste of time and effort. The kid's teeth will continue to rot.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29712453

 

Well it would certainly be a start.

 

'Nurseries and primary schools should supervise tooth-brushing in areas with a high level of child tooth decay, the advisory body said.

 

Tooth decay in children and adults is disproportionately higher in disadvantaged areas, as well for vulnerable people, and in some ethnic minorities, NICE said.'

The schools can go as far as conducting classes for kids on oral hygiene. As for actually supervising brushing that begins at home

The schools can go as far as conducting classes for kids on oral hygiene. As for actually supervising brushing that begins at home

No, it was on the news this evening that teachers would supervise the children brushing their teeth twice a day, after breakfast class or first thing in the morning and after lunch.

It would be pointless. They need to stop eating and drinking high sugar snacks\colas \ fruit juices and brush their teeth before bed. The school has no control over what happens at home.

What happened to the School Dental Service? They used to act as a safety net for kids with rotten teeth whose parents weren't being responsible about it.

No, it was on the news this evening that teachers would supervise the children brushing their teeth twice a day, after breakfast class or first thing in the morning and after lunch.

So, basically the kids who have already brushed their teeth that morning, and will be brushing them again at bedtime, would be forced to damage their teeth through over brushing.

jb

No, it was on the news this evening that teachers would supervise the children brushing their teeth twice a day, after breakfast class or first thing in the morning and after lunch.

A sad state of affairs when a place of academic learning has to take on the role of parenting.

Maybe the local council should organize parenting classes for backward moms and dads