A National Dental Survey will be taking place in June in all Walsall infant and primary schools that involves all reception and year 1 children.
Parents should soon be receiving a consent form that gives permission for their child to take part in the survey. On the day, a dental nurse and a dentist will check your child’s mouth in order to provide data to the NHS to help improve dental care programmes in the borough.
“Children’s dental health matters and it is important children are as healthy as possible,” said Nadia Inglis, Interim Director of Public Health at Walsall Council. “We encourage parents and carers to involve their children aged 5-years old to be part of the survey by completing and returning the consent form to their school”.
Parents are reminded that the survey does not replace their child’s regular check-up.