Childsmile Shetland Islands

													
Childsmile is a national programme designed to improve the oral health of children in Scotland and reduce inequalities both in health and access to dental services.
The programme consists of three parts:
•	Childsmile Toothbrushing Programme – the distribution of free dental packs and supervised brushing in all nurseries and in primaries 1 and 2, with brushing up to P7 in smaller schools.
•	Childsmile Fluoride Varnish Programme – provide clinical prevention programmes offering twice-yearly fluoride varnishing by the Public Dental Service.
•	Childsmile Community and Practice - provides an accessible, child centred NHS dental service through the Public Dental Service and Independent General Dental Practices.