There are a number of national oral health improvement programmes in Scotland.

Childsmile is the national programme designed to reduce oral health inequalities and helping to improve oral health among children.

There are also four adult programmes, focussing on those who may have difficulties in maintaining good oral health.

These programmes have been rebranded under one umbrella name, Caring for Smiles.

The four programmes are:

• Caring for Smiles – better oral health for dependent older people aged 65 years and over.
• Caring for Smiles – better oral health for people with experience of the justice system.
• Caring for Smiles – better oral health for adults with additional care needs, aged from 16-64 years.
• Caring for Smiles – better oral health for people experiencing homelessness

These national programmes are delivered locally by oral health improvement staff based in Health Boards across Scotland. The programmes also work in partnership with Public Health Scotland which supports with development of resources and NHS Education for Scotland which support the educational and training aspects.

Click on the links below to find out more about each programme.