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The 2020 Childsmile programme results show a decline in tooth decay among 5-year-olds, with only 26% experiencing decay. While decay rates remain higher in deprived children, they also dropped significantly from 79% to 55% (2007-2020).
Data from the Childsmile software informs local and national improvements, embedded trials, intervention effectiveness studies, and has contributed to over 30 research papers through data linkage. Click on the following link to view the published outputs Childsmile Publications.
The Childsmile Programme has significantly improved children's oral health in Scotland, influencing research and driving policy changes at government level.
Childsmile's preventative, community-based approach has transformed dental care for Scottish children from birth to age 12, benefiting around 730,000 annually since 2007.
Childsmile was officially added to the primary care dental contract in 2011, and in 2012 was included in Scotland's universal child health surveillance programme.
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