Charedi kids told to brush up on dental hygiene

Health forum chair Rabbi Avrohom Pinter said a number of schools had been involved in sessions promoting dental health.

The next step was to hold tooth-brushing demonstrations in nurseries.

Hackney Council said it had “successful supported” the health forum to run other programmes, for example, to tackle child obesity. The strictly Orthodox community was not resistant to outside advice.

A council spokesperson noted that “recent data collected from Orthodox Jewish schools shows positive health trends, with lower rates of obesity in children in reception and in year six compared to other children in Hackney in the same age group.

“Central to this work is the community’s willingness to work together with the council on issues affecting children’s health and well-being.”