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Keir Starmer announces plan for supervised toothbrushing in schools (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 10 months ago by RobotToaster@mander.xyz to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Keir Starmer has said he is “up for the fight” of defending the “nanny state” as he announced plans to improve child health under a Labour government, including supervised toothbrushing in schools.

The Labour leader said that children were “probably the biggest casualty” of the Tories’ sticking-plaster approach to politics over the past 14 years, adding that, if the government were a parent, they could be charged with neglect.

“I know that we need to take on this question of the nanny state,” he told reporters. “The moment you do anything on child health, people say ‘you’re going down the road of the nanny state.’ We want to have that fight.”

Ahead of a visit to a children’s hospital, Starmer criticised the Tories’ record on child health. “They’re probably the biggest casualty of sticking-plaster politics in the last 14 years,” he said. “Frankly, if parents had treated children as badly as the UK government has, they would probably be charged with neglect. It’s that bad.”

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[–] UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee 38 points 10 months ago (14 children)

This is absolutely essential. So many adults that I know brush their teeth wrong.

No, don't brush your teeth too hard. Your teeth aren't supposed to be whitey-white-white. Brushing teeth too hard will cause enamel loss. That's stuff that u can't get back once lost completely.
No, don't wash your mouth with water after brushing for at least 10 minutes. In a nutshell, fluoride keeps you from getting cavities. But it needs to be present in your saliva for your teeth to use it for remineralisation. Of course, don't use too much toothpaste or you might poison yourself.

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world -4 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Brushing for ten minutes? Didn't your other point say not too hard? Brushing too much can have a similar effect, especially in a manual-brushing situation where there's no automated device that reacts to varying pressure.

[–] UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

No u brush only till you get the plaque out (so like 30 seconds maybe?). But after brushing, you just spit out the stuff in your mouth. You are not supposed to wash your mouth with water for at least 10 minutes. That's it.

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