Jenny Randerson - Standing up for Cardiff Central

We would expand Community Dental Service in Schools /Buasem yn ehangu'r Gwasanaeth Ddeintyddol Gymunedol mewn Ysgolion

11.29.19am GMT Tue 20th Feb 2007

Welsh Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Jenny Randerson, AM for Cardiff Central, said: "Welsh Liberal Democrats will employ salaried dentists to do school check-ups and focus on dental health and prevention at primary school level and at playgroups and nurseries, building on the Community Dental Service in Communities First Areas.

"For too long now, the dental services in Wales have been at crisis point. By focusing now on the health of children, we can ease pressures on the service in the long term.

"By tackling the teeth of children in schools, we can focus on dental health and prevention for children. Research shows getting young children into the habit of brushing their teeth early in life improves their long-term health.

"Labour's new dental contract has not solved the problem of the shortage of NHS dental services in Wales. But by tackling oral health in our children, we can help prevent long-term health problems and put a smile back on the face of the nation."

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Welsh Liberal Democrats are picking a different reason to vote for them at the Welsh General Election five times a week from Jan 1. The reasons are drawn from their emerging programme for government.

The trend in recent elections have been for the traditional parties to spin their messages as three this, and five that. The Welsh Liberal Democrats have a full programme for government comprising over 100 ideas to make a healthier, wealthier and wiser Wales.

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Buasem yn ehangu'r Gwasanaeth Ddeintyddol Gymunedol mewn Ysgolion

Dywedodd llefarydd Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol Cymru ar iechyd Jenny Randerson, AC dros Ddwyrain Caerdydd:

"Byd Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol Cymru yn cyflogi deintyddion ar gyflog i wneud archwiliadau mewn ysgolion a ffocysu ar iechyd deintyddol a deintyddiaeth ataliol ar lefel ysgolion cynradd ac mewn cylchoedd chwarae a meithrinfeydd, gan adeiladu ar y Gwasanaeth Deintyddol Cymunedol mewn Ardaloedd Cymunedau'n Gyntaf.

"Am yn rhy hir bellach, mae gwasanaethau deintyddol yng Nghymru wedi bod mewn sefyllfa argyfwng. Trwy ffocysu nawr ar iechyd plant, gallwn leddfu'r pwysedd ar y gwasanaeth yn y tymor hirach.

"Wrth fynd i'r afael â dannedd plant mewn ysgolion, mi allwn ffocysu ar iechyd deintyddol ac ataliaeth ddeintyddol ar gyfer plant. Mae ymchwil yn dangos fod sefydlu'r arfer yn gynnar o blith plant bach o frwsio eu dannedd yn gwella eu hiechyd hir dymor.

"Nid yw cytundeb deintyddol newydd Llafur wedi datrys problem prinder gwasanaethau deintyddol GIG yng Nghymru. Ond trwy fynd i'r afael â iechyd geneuol ein plant, gallwn helpu atal problemau iechyd hir dymor a rhoi gwên yn ôl ar wyneb y genedl."

Notes/Nodiadau:

Mae Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol Cymru yn dewis rheswm gwahanol dros bleidleisio drostynt yn Etholiad Cyffredinol Cymru bum gwaith yr wythnos o Ionawr 1. Daw'r rhesymau o'u rhaglen ymddangosol ar gyfer llywodraethu.

Y tueddiad mewn etholiadau yn ddiweddar yw i'r pleidiau traddodiadol sbinio eu negeseuon fel tri o hwn a phump o hwnna. Mae gan Ddemocratiaid Rhyddfrydol Cymru raglen lawn ar gyfer llywodraeth sy'n cynnwys dros 100 o syniadau ar gyfer gwneud Cymru iachach, gyfoethocach a doethach.

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Argraffwyd, Cyhoeddwyd a Hyrwyddwyd gan Stephen Smith ar ran Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol Cymru, yr oll yng 102 Stryd Biwt, Caerdydd.

Contact/Cyswllt: Dewi Knight - 07919 915868

Embargo: 00:01 February 20, 2007

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