Simplyhealth invests £137K for Teeth Team
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Simplyhealth (formerly Denplan) has announced that it is investing £137,000 for Teeth Team the child oral health improvement programme, based in Hull. Chris Groombridge, chair of trustees for Teeth Team, said, “We are absolutely delighted to receive this momentous support and investment from Simplyhealth to our charity.
Teeth Team was set up in 2010 in Hull and works to improve the oral health of children in socially deprived communities. The investment from Simplyhealth will enable Teeth Team to continue its work and roll out its programme to an additional 50 schools in 2017. In addition, Simplyhealth Professionals and its member dentists will be proactively involved in delivering the programme as it expands.
A Simplyhealth spokesperson said, “Simplyhealth is delighted to announce that it is investing £137k into Teeth Team, a nationally-recognised, award-winning child oral health improvement programme. With charitable giving at the heart of the healthcare organisation, Simplyhealth is passionate about supporting charities and organisations that are focused on making a difference to the everyday health of people. “
In the last two years, Teeth Team has recorded a reduction of 19.8% in local children experiencing dental extractions under general anaesthetic. The oral health survey for five-year-old children 2014-15 in Hull, carried out by Public Health England Survey (DPH), recorded an improvement from 43.4% to 37.8%.
Chris Groombridge, Chair of Trustees for Teeth Team, said, “We are absolutely delighted to receive this momentous support and investment from Simplyhealth to our charity. To be working in partnership on this level means that moving forward we can expand the programme into scores of new schools in other areas of need and continue to make a real different in child oral health. What is important about this partnership is that it’s not just financial – it is a commitment to the charity on other levels and grows our network of support as we push to take this essential programme national.”
Henry Clover Director of Dental Policy at Simplyhealth Professionals, said, “We are incredibly excited about being involved with Teeth Team. Simplyhealth Professionals is ideally placed to provide practical, proactive support through our member dentists, some of whom will have the opportunity to visit these schools and help children understand the importance of preventive oral health care through the Teeth Team programme.”
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