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School and nursery staff in the most deprived areas of England will be asked to supervise young children while they brush their teeth, under a national toothbrushing programme.

"It's why we're delivering supervised toothbrushing to young children and families who are most in need of support, as part of our wider plans to revive the oral health of the nation."

National supervised toothbrushing programmes have been running in Scotland since 2006 and Wales since 2009.

And in Northern Ireland, some nursery staff have been supervising toothbrushing since 2016, in a funded programme targeting the poorest 20% of areas.

The idea, according to experts, is not to replace toothbrushing at home but to help build skills, good habits and confidence.