Brighter Smiles

Brighter Smiles Ahead for Children in Mawgan-in-Pydar Primary School

| Author: Tracy Wilson
Children at Mawgan-in-Pydar Primary School will be smiling brightly thanks to the generosity of Steve Coombe, owner of interior design company 3iDog. Steve is funding Brighter Smiles – Cornwall's Oral Health Campaign – in this local school which will see over 120 children receive oral health care and education from October 2019. This commitment sees [...]

Retired dentist makes generous donation to Brighter Smiles

| Author: Tracy Wilson
Tooth decay remains the number one reason why children aged between five and nine are admitted to hospital. All of us in Smile Together remain passionate about oral health education and improving long term outcomes for Cornish children, which is why we invest so much of our own time and resource into Brighter Smiles, Cornwall’s [...]

Brush-Baby donates hundreds of toothbrushes for Brighter Smiles

| Author: Gemma Caley
Hampshire-based Brush-Baby Ltd has generously donated almost 600 of their fun and easy to use toothbrushes to Brighter Smiles, Cornwall’s oral health campaign. With deep clean bristles, these ‘FlossBrushes’ are specially designed for young children, especially those who don’t floss, so are perfect for Brighter Smiles which seeks to improve the oral health outcomes of [...]

Brady Construction Services bringing Brighter Smiles for children in Roche

| Author: Gemma Caley
Over 250 children at Roche Community Primary School and the neighbouring Roche Pebbles Childcare Centre will be improving their oral health thanks to Brady Construction Services' support for Brighter Smiles, Cornwall’s oral health campaign. This support sees the company join a growing number of organisations committed to reversing the continuing trend of avoidable tooth extractions [...]

National recognition for our Brighter Smiles oral health nurse

| Author: Gemma Caley
We are so very proud that Jo Trevelyan, our Brighter Smiles lead oral health nurse, was recognised as one of just four winners of the 2019 national 'Nominate a Smile' for her incredible dedication to spreading healthy and happy smiles wherever she goes. The competition, run as part of National Smile Month, is an opportunity for [...]

Brighter Smiles Ahead for Children in Mount Hawke

| Author: Smile Together
Children at Mount Hawke Academy will be smiling brightly thanks to the generosity of local campaigner Chris Hines MBE, co-founder of Surfers Against Sewage and now A Grain of Sand. Chris is funding Brighter Smiles - Cornwall's Oral Health Campaign – in his local school which will see over 270 children receive oral health care [...]

Saying Ahh for World Oral Health Day

| Author: Smile Together
On 20th March 2019, Smile Together joined other dental professionals worldwide in marking World Oral Health Day, an annual campaign emphasising the importance of good oral health. Our teams incorporated the national campaign theme “Say Ahh: Act on Mouth Health” to highlight how good oral care contributes to overall health and wellbeing and encourage individuals to make [...]

ITEC bringing Brighter Smiles for children in West Cornwall

| Author: Smile Together
  Over 500 more Cornish pupils in the west of the county will be improving their oral health in the new year thanks to the generous support of ITEC Group UK for Brighter Smiles, Cornwall’s oral health campaign.   The funding from ITEC will enable the expert Brighter Smiles team from Smile Together to work [...]

Big smiles for Cornish dental company

| Author: Smile Together
Smile Together shortlisted for a prestigious UK Social Enterprise Award The Cornish dental community interest company, Smile Together, are celebrating the fact that they’ve been shortlisted for a prestigious 2018 UK Social Enterprise Award (UKSE)  in the new ‘Health and Social Care’ category. The winner will be announced at a high-profile ceremony at the Guildhall in London on Wednesday 28th November. In terms of social impact, 2018 [...]