Where Schools & Communities
Build Healthy Habits Together
Transforming children's oral health through dentist-led school visits and family-friendly technology.
Evidence-based. NHS-aligned. Free for schools.
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MDBuddy is completely free for families.
Just download, pick your brushing buddy and start building streaks!
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Effective Prevention
Strategies
Strategies
We provide evidence-based prevention rooted in dental expertise directly to schools and homes where it is needed most.
Dentist-Led School Visits
GDC-registered dental teams deliver engaging education and fluoride varnish applications directly in your school.
• Evidence-based fluoride varnish programmes
• Interactive oral health education sessions
• EYFS-aligned activities and resources
• No burden on teaching staff
• Evidence-based fluoride varnish programmes
• Interactive oral health education sessions
• EYFS-aligned activities and resources
• No burden on teaching staff
School Dashboard Integration
Teachers access our digital platform to support supervised brushing and track pupil progress.
• Simple school dashboard for staff
• Supervised brushing programme tools
• Individual pupil progress tracking
• Seamless integration with school routines
• Simple school dashboard for staff
• Supervised brushing programme tools
• Individual pupil progress tracking
• Seamless integration with school routines
Family App Connection
Children take home gamified tools that make daily brushing exciting and educational.
• Interactive characters and rewards
• Home brushing streak tracking
• Parent progress insights
• Dentist-approved guidance
• Interactive characters and rewards
• Home brushing streak tracking
• Parent progress insights
• Dentist-approved guidance
Ongoing Support & Monitoring
We provide continuous support and data insights to schools, families, and local authorities.
• Real-time engagement analytics
• Population health insights for LAs
• Teacher training and ongoing support
• Parent guidance and tips
• Real-time engagement analytics
• Population health insights for LAs
• Teacher training and ongoing support
• Parent guidance and tips
Teacher Satisfaction
5/5
5
Clarity of oral health education
5
Quality and usefulness of resources
5
Student engagement during sessions
5
Ease of communication with MDBuddy team
5
Overall planning and organisation
"Really good, children really engaged. App looks really good, will definitly be reccomending."
Year 1 Teacher
Broadbottom Primary
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Supported by over 132 dental professionals and assessed in 6 pilot schools!
#1 Cause of Hospital Admissions
Tooth decay remains #1 reason for hospital admissions in children aged 5-9
(OHID, 2024)
(OHID, 2024)
10.7%
of 3 year olds in England (whose parents gave consent for this survey) had experienced tooth decay.
23.7%
5 year old children in England in this survey had experience of dentinal decay.
3x
Children in deprived areas are 3x more likely to need extractions.
Sources:
PHE, 2021
OHID, 2024