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Keir Starmer announces plan for supervised toothbrushing in schools
(www.theguardian.com)
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We had to do this in Colorado public schools in the late 80s.
30 years later I’ve got a mouth full of false teeth.
Not sure it worked out like they wanted it to.
It's not going to work for everyone- personally I wasn't healthy enough to maintain my own teeth and am trying to save up for dentures at 38 but my teeth have been falling out since I was 26.
If it stops more children from needing dentures as adults it is a resounding success though.
Genetics play a factor. My wife gets cavities like they're going out of style and she's very diligent about brushing and flossing. I'm ... less diligent and I've never had a cavity and still have all my wisdom teeth.
It's a total crapshoot, all anyone can do is try their best to take care of what they've got.