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Acknowledgements

Thank you to our funders

This website was developed from independent research funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaborations South West Peninsula and Yorkshire and Humber through the Children’s Health and Maternity National Priority Programme. Four of the team (Kara Gray-Burrows, Zoe Marshman, Peter Day, Kristian Hudson) are supported by the NIHR Applied Research Collaborations Yorkshire and Humber (NIHR ARC YH) NIHR200166 https://www.arc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/

Thank you to our contributors

  • North West Training for Early Years Providers delivering Supervised Toothbrushing. This training was co-developed by NHSE Workforce, Training and Education with input from the Greater Manchester Oral Health Leads Steering Group, Transformation Project Manager and Infection Prevention and Control.  It provides certified training for Early Years providers delivering oral health improvement with a focus on supervised toothbrushing programmes. The package is open access and hosted on the Greater Manchester Training Hub.

  • Professor Robert Witton, Professor of Community Dentistry, Consultant in Dental Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Plymouth.

  • Dr Deborah Moore, Consultant in Dental Public Health and Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Liverpool.

  • Dr Zoe Allen, Consultant in Dental Public Health at NHS England South West.

  • Kamini Shah, Consultant in Dental Public Health at NHS England, North East and Yorkshire.

  • Brilliant Brushers, developed by the Healthy Smile team of Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust. Special thanks to Jill Allbutt and Vicky Massey from NHS England.

  • The Big Brush Club. Special thanks to Clare Foster, Project Manager.

  • Chris Groombridge, Chair of Teeth Team; and the whole of Teeth Team.

  • Catherine Howard, Oral Health Specialist, ‘Locala Health and Wellbeing’.

  • Vikki Tennison, Oral Health Team Manager, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust.

  • Joanne Charlesworth, Oral Health Promotion Manager, Community and Special Care Dentistry, Sheffield.

  • Sharon Walker, Community Dental Service, Bradford District Care Foundation NHS Trust.

  • Ingrid Perry, Prevention Lead (My Dentist).

  • Katy Kerr Associate Postgraduate Dental Dean Workforce, NHS England South East – Workforce Training & Education, Thames Valley & Wessex Dental Directorate.

  • David Yates (Nursery Teacher) and the Foundation Stage team at Tinsley Meadows Primary Academy in Sheffield.

  • Debbie Spencer, Early Years Service Manager; Diane Pert, Toothbrushing Scheme Coordinator, and Wakefield City Council.

  • Children’s Public Health team, Barnsley Council

  • Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

  • Birth to 19: Institute for the Early Years

  • Channel 5 team

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