Keep Britain Smiling
The British Orthodontic Society urges dental professionals to champion the ‘Keep Britain Smiling’ campaign
The challenge
Tooth decay continues to be the most common reason for hospital admissions for children aged six to 10 with a staggering 40,000 children admitted every year for dental extractions.
The Keep Britain Smiling campaign, supported by The British Orthodontic Society, helps to tackle the issue head-on by empowering children to take simple steps to improve their oral hygiene. Feedback to date on this groundbreaking campaign from children, parents and teachers has been overwhelmingly positive.
The solution
Join our campaign and help promote good oral health to children in your area. Our toolkit has everything you need to get involved. Together we can tackle this issue and improve the oral health of children throughout Britain.
We can do something about this!
We are seeing great results from where the campaign has been rolled out. From far reaching social media engagement, community posters, support from local sports groups, and engaging oral health education lessons in local primary and junior schools.
Towns and cities supporting our campaign
News from the campaign
Keep Britain Smiling Campaign Gains Momentum
The KeepStokeSmiling campaign has been running since 2018 and is going from strength to strength. Its aim was to highlight the importance of teeth, and the importance of looking after them! Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire has some of the highest rates of dental...
Four billboards outside Stoke on Trent
Billboards are being used to help tackle the growing problem of children’s tooth decay. The billboards have been specially designed by students at Newcastle under Lyme College and Stafford College and are part of a wide array of tools being used by the hospital and...
Karen Juggins Colyer Gold Medal
A Consultant Orthodontist from University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust was today awarded the prestigious Colyer Gold Medal from the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) – the highest accolade available from the College. Dr Karen Juggins who is based at Royal Stoke...