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A single-minded crusade

We hear how dental nurse Jo Dawson changed school snacking policy with her one-woman campaign

‘Nowadays, parents are generally more conscious of the quality of the snacks they are purchasing for their children and are on the lookout for healthy snacking alternatives. There are the obvious sugary snacks that are regularly flagged up by the media and these are easy to identify as unhealthy. Then sadly there are the other snacks which appear healthy but aren’t always.’

So says dental nurse and oral health educator, Jo Dawson, who works at Devonshire House Dental Practice in Cambridge. She understands that parents can only do their best with what they know and perceive as healthy and guilt-free options, so continuing parental education whenever possible is so important.

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