Children's Oral Health for Professionals

• How do I brush my child's teeth? (6 months - 7 years)

• Top toothbrushing tips for home

• The Tooth Brushing Song - The Tooth Brushing Badge - Hey Duggee Series 3

• Looking after your baby's teeth - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

• Children's teeth - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

• How to care for the teeth of children aged 0-3 with Dr Ranj and Supertooth

• How to care for the teeth of children aged 3-6 with Dr Ranj and Supertooth

• How to care for the teeth of children aged 7+ with Dr Ranj and Supertooth

• https://www.henry.org.uk/videos/healthyteeth

• Brush DJ

• Take care of your teeth and gums NHS

• Better Health Start for Life Breastfeeding | Better Health Start for Life | Campaign Resource Centre (dhsc.gov.uk)

• Better Health Start for Life Introducing Solid Foods | Better Health Start for Life | Campaign Resource Centre (dhsc.gov.uk)

• Healthy Start and Best Start Foods – A practical guide

• https://www.healthystart.NHS.uk/

• Healthy Start Vouchers | The Bury Directory

• Get help to buy food and milk (Healthy Start)

• https://letsgetcooking.org.uk/

• National Day Nurseries Association - Healthy Body Happy Me Resources

• Toddlers may be getting hooked on sugar in snacks BBC

• Eating well early years — First Steps Nutrition Trust

• healthier-families-home-NHS

The Golden Apple Award

The Golden Apple Award Scheme is designed for early years settings who wish to improve nutrition, hygiene and oral health amongst children in their care. The scheme is managed by Bury Council's Food Safety Team, Bury Council's Public Health Nutritionist and Bridgewater Community NHS Foundation Trust Oral Health Improvement Practitioner for Bury. For more information please visit

Golden Apple Award Scheme | The Bury Directory

Brush Bush Scheme

• The Brush Bus Scheme in Bury Pre-school and Nursery and school EYFS Settings | The Bury Directory

E-Learning training

• Child Oral Health – Greater Manchester Training Hub (gmthub.co.uk)

Policies and guidance

• Changes to the early years foundation stage (EYFS) framework - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

• Oral health - Help for early years providers - GOV.UK (education.gov.uk)

• Improving oral health: supervised tooth brushing programme toolkit - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Parenting Advice

• Parenting Advice (essentialparent.com)

• Babies’ oral health – Essential Parent

• Toddler oral health – Essential Parent

• Children’s oral health – Essential Parent

• Teeth care for children with autism – Essential Parent

NHS Healthy Start

• Free vitamins drops for babies & young children - use your Healthy Start Card 

• Get help to buy food and milk (Healthy Start)

• Healthy Start Vouchers | The Bury Directory