Dental care for children goes on the road

A mobile dental surgery is taking toothcare to nurseries and schools in Scotland as part of a Scottish Executive scheme to improve oral health across the country. The Childsmile (East) programme will see dental staff visit nurseries and schools twice a year, offering fluoride boosters and referring children who need further care to a local clinic. The scheme will be evaluated over three years with a view to rolling it out across the rest of Scotland.