Visit the archive Archive Happy New Year Newsletter 2024 Read More Impact report UK: Read More Impact report Kenya: Read More Impact report South Africa: Read More Summer Newsletter 2023 Read More Drive time show podcast 24-05-23 - Dentistry Crisis. Read More DWT Newsletter Winter 2021 Read More Impact Report UK Read More Christmas Covid Charity Campaign Read More The Great toothbrush packs take home project Read More Advice for the LiveSmart supervised tooth brushing programme during Coronavirus outbreak Make sure all children wash their hands properly before brushing Read More UPCOMING EVENTSComing Soon… FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize NEWS Cost-effectiveness and efficacy of fluoride varnish for caries prevention in South African children: A cluster-randomized controlled community trial Read More Read More Read More People Magazine DWT July 2018 Read more Spring/Summer 2020 Newsletter Read more HEALTHY SMILES The Dental Wellness Trust recently hosted a graduation party for some of the children participating in their LiveSmart oral education programme at Nyameko Primary School, Mfuleni, Cape Town. Read More DWT Newsletter summer 2020 Read More Staying healthy during COVID-19 After being confined to crammed townships for many weeks and seeing their precarious livelihoods killed off by the restrictions, millions of people in South Africa are fearing hunger and facing worsening poverty as a result of Covid-19. Donate Take Care of YOUR 20 in 2020 Dental and oral hygiene is an area of great importance in Britain today. However, it is proven that dental pain caused by tooth decay is detrimental to school performance and that time off due to treatment and extractions is a major contributor to low school attendance figures! Read More Tooth decay among children Interview with Dr Konvisor, trustee for the Dental Wellness Trust, about the worrisome state of children’s teeth in the UK, featured in inews.co.uk Read More UK chains are promoting unhealthy sugary snacks Featured in Mirror about fast food chains selling a record number of doughnuts. Read More The healthy-smoothie lie Featured in Daily Mail about the excessive amount of sugar in smoothies. Read More Call for government to introduce tooth brushing programmes The Dental Wellness Trust is convinced that government-backed tooth brushing programmes could reduce tooth decay among children by 30%, featured in Nursery World. Read More Interview with Dr Linda Greenwall The woman behind the Dental Wellness Trust and her ambitious goals, featured in Nursery World. Read More Sugary snacks at cinemas are fuelling obesity among children How cinema trips put children at risk of tooth decay, featured in The Sun. Read More Compulsory tooth brushing classes at nurseries, demanded by parents and teachers Featured in daynurseries.co.uk about parents and teachers asking the government to introduce tooth brushing classes. Read More The government is urged by the DWT to fund more tooth brushing programmes Cases among children with severe dental decay are on the rise, featured in The Dentist. Read More The sugar tax is here to stay Featured in Dental Review News about the success story of compulsory levy on fizzy drinks. Read More Dental Wellness Trust highlights saving potential for government, by introducing tooth brushing classes Evidence shows that tooth brushing classes could save up £30 million, featured in Dental Review News. Read More Interview with Dr Konviser about dental health of UK children Featured in Open Access Government about the devastating impact of poor oral health among children in the UK. Read More Iced coffees sold by big chains contain excessive amounts of sugar The Dental Wellnes Trust is convinced that sugary drinks are one of the main contributors to UK’s oral health crisis, featured in Mirror Online. Read More Call to age-restrict sugary fizzy drinks Featured in The Telegraph about an age-restriction on fizzy drinks in addition to sugar tax. Read More Axis Foundation Grant DWT delivers the LiveSmart programme mainly in schools in areas of higher social deprivation in London. Read More Many UK parents neglect oral health of their children Most teachers think that parents underestimate the importance of dental health, featured in Early Years Educator. Read More Read More