(Photograph) - Children at Letham Nursery in Perth brush up for the two-year 'Oral Health Demonstration Project' launched by the Scottish Executive, which has set a target for 60 per cent of five-year-olds to have no dental disease by 2010. Nursery nurse Christine Chatila said. 'The children have got quickly into the routine. After snacks, they do their dishes and then brush their teeth. They enjoy showing us how shiny their teeth are afterwards.' Statistics show that more than half - 55 per cent - of children in Scotland have dental disease by the age of five. Photograph by Paul Reid
Statistics show that more than half - 55 per cent - of children in Scotland have dental disease by the age of five. Photograph by Paul Reid
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