The survey, in which the British Dental Health Foundation and dentalproducts maker Oral B interviewed 1,000 people in ten UK cities duringApril, found that 20 per cent of children were brushing unsupervised,and parents seemed to have little idea about what made good oral healthfor children.
A quarter of the parents believed that children did not need to brushtwice a day and 23 per cent thought there was no need for them to avoidfizzy drinks.
Over two-thirds also believed that dentists recommend brushing for oneminute rather than the optimum two minutes.
Dr Nigel Carter, chief executive of the British Dental HealthFoundation,said, 'These results really are very worrying and helpexplain why around half of children under the age of five currently havetooth decay in the UK.'
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