In May, a school hit the headlines when its deputy head teacher sought out a local dentist to arrange free teeth checks for pupils amid the growing crisis in access to NHS dental care.
West Earlham Infant School in Norwich reached out to the team at John G Plummer and Associates, that runs a community dental scheme, Happy Smiles Club, after staff became concerned about the number of pupils suffering from problems with their teeth.
The partnership saw all 180 pupils given a free screening and oral health checks and all of the children received an offer of dental registration and follow up treatment following the screening.
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