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Mandate monthly dental visits in primary schools to teach diet and oral health.

Submitted on Thursday 20th March 2025

Rejected on Thursday 10th April 2025

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Mandate monthly dental visits in primary schools to teach diet and oral health.

Petition Details

Make it mandatory for dental professionals to visit primary schools on a monthly basis to educate children on diet & oral health. Schools should be responsible for reaching out to local dental practices to arrange visits, ensuring that all children receive expert guidance on this matter.

Additional Information

Tooth brushing alone is not enough to prevent dental decay. Schools may promote it, but without understanding diet’s role and proper technique, it is ineffective. Teachers are not trained in oral health or diet’s impact on teeth, so they should not be responsible, as even many adults brush incorrectly. Regular visits from dental professionals ensure expert-led education. This will help combat rising childhood tooth decay, improving public health and reducing NHS costs.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:

Fund school dentists for every school
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/714925

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