Dental Practices – Awesome Oral Health

Our Story

The government funded School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme (SFVS) supplies fresh produce to schools for snack times. Unfortunately, the logistics of the scheme mean that there are 6 days a year where fresh is replaced by raisins and sultanas.

As they are marketed as “natural” with “no added sugar”, teachers, children and caregivers often believe that they are a healthy snack choice.

Some whole school policies permit them to be eaten on the playground by all pupils as snacks every day, increasing the risk of dental caries.

Sending out the wrong message?

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We advise our patients to keep dried fruits to mealtimes to lower their risk of caries -
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Raisin Awareness is a step forward to reduce the risk of tooth decay amongst the children in these schools.

Funding fresh vegetable alternatives to dried fruit snacks on the first day of every half term and supporting tooth-friendly changes to every day school snack policies.
Delivering regular Oral Health Educational literature in a fun way to hundreds of families in each school, reaching even those who don't currently visit a dentist.
Campaigning with food and farming partners to change government policy by 2024 to remove dried fruits from the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme and expand the SFVS to older children, using more British produce.
It's so easy for your practice to get involved today for minimal time and financial investment and reap the rewards of sponsoring your local primary school.

"It's a great idea and very easy to administer"

"Give it a go. The children will suprise you"

"There is less packaging in the playground after break on 1st day back"

"The Kids were very excited about completing the brushing charts"

Services Included

Awesome Oral Health will make all arrangements for:

6 x Year Raisin Swap by liaising between school and veg supplier. Ensuring produce is locally sourced and arrives at a time convenient to school.

6 x Year Oral Health Education literature by liaising between practice, school and printers. Using recycled paper to minimise environmental impact.

Content for OHE supplied if practice prefer not to make your own. Ensuring up-to-date evidence-based advice in a format tailored to primary age children.

Thereby ensuring it runs smoothly & most importantly saving many hours of practice staff time.

What's in it for you & your team?

Benefits received

The practice can expect to receive
by partnering with a social enterprise with integrity and purpose

Positive image locally as a caring, family-friendly practice

Opportunity for practice staff to enhance job role and get more involved for boosted morale by visiting classroom

Being part of a National campaign promoting dental health messages with a positive impact for your employees, community and the environment

Practice logo and contact details distributed regularly to all families

Opportunity to generate more publicity as desired

Is your Practice?

Time to get Involved?

Dental Practice Applications

Meet our Team

THE PROFESSIONALS Supporting the campaign

Started by passionate dental nurse and mum, Jo Dawson, the Raisin Awareness project has gained support from National Dental Bodies who are keen to add their voices to the campaign. We are honoured to have a wealth of expertise and dedicated professionals on the Raisin Awareness Advisory Board.