Childsmile after 10 years part 1: background, theory and principles

Abstract: Childsmile is the national child oral health improvement programme for Scotland. It was developed as pilots from 2006/7 in response to the public health challenge of poor child oral health. Childsmile recognizes the importance of the social determinants of health, and takes common risk factor and proportionate universal approaches to deliver complex multifaceted interventions in multiple settings and by multidisciplinary teams. CPD/Clinical Relevance: This paper describes the theory and principles associated with the development and implementation of Childsmile.