As you may be aware, Brent is experiencing high rates of poor oral health in its children. Currently, 44% of five-year-olds in Brent have decayed, missing, or filled teeth - the highest rate in the country.

What’s happened so far:

As part of our efforts to tackle this statistic, over the last four years, Brent Public Health team have delivered the “Oral Health Bus” initiative. This involved visiting parks, recreational areas and schools with dentists to carry out dental checks for children and make referrals for onward care. The programme has been a huge success, with over 1500 children benefitting from the programme to date.

Summer 2025:

This year we are building on that success and are organising summer events to be held across the borough at Brent Libraries.

There will be three events, please see the timetable below:

1. Willesden Green Library: 11am-3pm on 31^st July 2025
2. Wembley Library (Civic Centre): 11am-4pm on Thursday 7^th August 2025
3. Harlesden Library: 1pm-5pm on 14^th August 2025

Each event will include:

• Free dental checks for children
• Fluoride varnish application
• Referrals for further care
• Health and nutrition advice from our oral health promotion and nutrition teams