Bickiepegs Healthcare supports ‘Dental Check by One’
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- Published: Thursday, 21 September 2017 08:31
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As a committed supporter of babies’ oral care since 1925, Bickiepegs Healthcare, a sponsor at the BSPD conference in Manchester, is offering all health visitors a free Bickiepegs Finger Toothbrush & Gum Massager and a uniquely slanted Doidy Cup as part of their commitment to educating parents on how important a dental check by the age of one is to their children’s longterm oral health.
Dental Check by One (#DCby1) is a nationwide campaign to encourage parents and carers to take their child to the dentist before their first birthday. “Organisations across health care are supporting the campaign so that whether the parents are in a surgery, clinic, school, hospital or their own home they are informed of the importance of getting their child to the dentist by the age of one.” Said Claire Stevens, President, British Society of Paediatric Dentistry. “This first visit to the dentist is an important opportunity for a child to start a life of positive dental care and for parents to get advice on how to keep their child’s teeth healthy and strong.”
Speaking about the BSPD Conference, Chris Blincoe, Director, Bickiepegs Healthcare, commented “It is great to see so many delegates – from the health care sector plus infant oral care brands - coming together with the objective of reaching out to parents and encouraging them to have their infant’s teeth checked by a dentist before the age of one. We welcome the opportunity to get involved in the #DCby1 campaign at this year’s BSPD Conference, so that collectively we can tackle the alarmingly high number of children needing filings and extractions due to decay. We believe that health visitors, in particular, have an important role to play in getting the message out early to the parents of young babies.”
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