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Supervised toothbrushing expanded to reach schools in poorest areas

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Dental experts say the move will "save children from pain and the NHS a fortune" National supervised toothbrushing programmes have been running in Scotland since 2006 and Wales since 2009 .

But the National Association of Head Teachers said caution was needed to avoid shifting "what is ultimately a parental responsibility on to the burden on schools".