Labour has announced plans to introduce toothbrushing programme for three-to-five year-olds in fully funded breakfast clubs. But should children be brushing their teeth at breakfast club or should it be the job of parents?

I ran a school breakfast club years ago and all kids had to brush their teeth after they’d eaten!! That woman needed to stop shouting about teachers and let the Dentist speak! Breakfast Club would brush teeth, not teachers!

Is anyone old enough to remember those red tablets that showed the plaque on your teeth? I am sure this was a lesson we did in primary school way way back???

YES! Tooth decay the NUMBER ONE reason for hospital admissions among young children. In my day, teaching us this stuff was standard procedure, not nanny state. Some parents are too busy working or ill equipped and kids always try to avoid toothbrushing.

This isn’t something the government should be funding. The Parents are responsible for teaching their children how to brush teeth. For goodness sake, what next, government funded potty training.😳

I wonder if Wes has ever watched a primary school child brush their teeth. It’s messy and the kiddies move around a lot. Chaos! lol and the mess and spread of germs doesn’t bear thinking about. I think it’s the parents who need lessons.

Both, we had this in schools from 60s to 80s, parents welcomed the school reinforcing kids brushing their teeth. I don't remember miserable whiners calling our Parents lazy and moaning about tooth decay prevention either. How times have changed.

I brush my teeth after breakfast. There's a clue in the name of the club. And yes, teach children to brush all their teeth. TBH, breakfast clubs have done this for years. Also, hygiene products are expensive if you're living on a very low income.

Parents need to be parents to their children. My parents weren't my friends they were my teachers, my mentors, and my disciplinarian's etc.

That woman is overreacting. Anything that helps to protect childrens teeth and health should be applauded. I agree with the dentist.

They can hardly feed their kids many of them This will be even lower down the food chain