Oral health survey - children 5 and under

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Overview

Thank you for your interest in completing this survey.

Good oral health is important for all our population, especially children. We know that creating good habits around toothbrushing and visiting the dentist at an early age will support a child's oral health.

West Sussex County Councils' Public health team want to find out more about oral health practices and experiences of parents and caregivers who have children 5 and under. This information will be used to inform the support and services we provide for children’s oral health in West Sussex.

We invite you to take part in this short anonymous survey to support this work within West Sussex. Hearing directly from people in our local population is extremely valuable. Your responses will not be able to identify you, and you will not be contacted regarding the answers you provide.

This survey is open to be completed by parents and carers aged 16 and above of children 5 and under who live or go to school in West Sussex. You may complete and submit one survey for each child you have that is 5 and under, however you are permitted to place only one entry into the prize draw.

We want to understand more about children's toothbrushing routines and dentist visits, and any challenges you face with implementing either of those activities.


Prize Draw

To thank you for your time in completing the survey you will be eligible to enter a prize draw to win one of five £20 One4all gift vouchers as a thank you! Personal information requested to enter will only be seen by the member of staff responsible for distributing the prize and will not be linked with your responses in any way. Terms and Conditions can be found here (opens in new window).

The survey is anonymous. We will not use your responses to identify you or attempt to contact you in any way. Your responses will not affect any service provision you currently receive.

The survey will close on Friday 12th of June 2026 at 11.55pm.

If you know anyone who would like to receive a printed copy of the survey, please contact us at PublicHealth@westsussex.gov.uk


Accessibility Statement

If you require any of this information in an alternative format, then please contact us via email at PublicHealth@westsussex.gov.uk or telephone us on 0330 222 3639 and we will assist you. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and have an NGT texting app installed on your computer, laptop or smartphone, you can contact us on 18001 0330 222 3639.


Please note, you can use the Google Translate function to access this project in a range of different languages. The Google Translate widget can be found at the top left-hand side of the project page, where it sits just above the black West Sussex County Council ribbon.


For more information about the accessibility of this website, please see our Accessibility tab (opens in new window) at the foot of the page.


Please use one of the browsers below when completing the survey to ensure it looks and works as it should. These are:

· Microsoft Edge version 86 and above

· Chrome version 86 and above

· Firefox version 78 and above

· Safari version 14 and above


How we will use the information (data) you give us

We will process this data in accordance with the 2018 Data Protection Act, General Data Protection Regulations and any subsequent relevant legislation. West Sussex County Council is registered as a Data Controller (Reg. No. Z6413427). The data you provide will not be used for any purpose other than that stated and will be stored electronically for a period of up to 1 year before being appropriately destroyed.

The data will be collected, processed and analysed by staff within West Sussex County Council Public Health. If you have any questions about your data, please read our West Sussex County Council Data Privacy Policy (opens in new window) or email publichealth@westsussex.gov.uk.

The survey is anonymous. We will not use your responses to identify you or attempt to contact you / your family in any way.

Taking part in this survey is voluntary. There is no requirement to take part.

By completing this survey, you agree for your answers to be summarised and used to inform future work we do in the Public Health team in West Sussex. It will not be possible to identify any individuals who have completed this survey in the report we will produce to summarise the data collected

This survey contains free text answers. No quotes will be taken directly from any answers provided in these sections and answers will be used to create themes. Any answers provided that would be identifiable will not be shared.

By agreeing to take part, the information you provide will be used to help inform the work and services we provide for children’s oral health in West Sussex.

Overview

Thank you for your interest in completing this survey.

Good oral health is important for all our population, especially children. We know that creating good habits around toothbrushing and visiting the dentist at an early age will support a child's oral health.

West Sussex County Councils' Public health team want to find out more about oral health practices and experiences of parents and caregivers who have children 5 and under. This information will be used to inform the support and services we provide for children’s oral health in West Sussex.

We invite you to take part in this short anonymous survey to support this work within West Sussex. Hearing directly from people in our local population is extremely valuable. Your responses will not be able to identify you, and you will not be contacted regarding the answers you provide.

This survey is open to be completed by parents and carers aged 16 and above of children 5 and under who live or go to school in West Sussex. You may complete and submit one survey for each child you have that is 5 and under, however you are permitted to place only one entry into the prize draw.

We want to understand more about children's toothbrushing routines and dentist visits, and any challenges you face with implementing either of those activities.


Prize Draw

To thank you for your time in completing the survey you will be eligible to enter a prize draw to win one of five £20 One4all gift vouchers as a thank you! Personal information requested to enter will only be seen by the member of staff responsible for distributing the prize and will not be linked with your responses in any way. Terms and Conditions can be found here (opens in new window).

The survey is anonymous. We will not use your responses to identify you or attempt to contact you in any way. Your responses will not affect any service provision you currently receive.

The survey will close on Friday 12th of June 2026 at 11.55pm.

If you know anyone who would like to receive a printed copy of the survey, please contact us at PublicHealth@westsussex.gov.uk


Accessibility Statement

If you require any of this information in an alternative format, then please contact us via email at PublicHealth@westsussex.gov.uk or telephone us on 0330 222 3639 and we will assist you. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and have an NGT texting app installed on your computer, laptop or smartphone, you can contact us on 18001 0330 222 3639.


Please note, you can use the Google Translate function to access this project in a range of different languages. The Google Translate widget can be found at the top left-hand side of the project page, where it sits just above the black West Sussex County Council ribbon.


For more information about the accessibility of this website, please see our Accessibility tab (opens in new window) at the foot of the page.


Please use one of the browsers below when completing the survey to ensure it looks and works as it should. These are:

· Microsoft Edge version 86 and above

· Chrome version 86 and above

· Firefox version 78 and above

· Safari version 14 and above


How we will use the information (data) you give us

We will process this data in accordance with the 2018 Data Protection Act, General Data Protection Regulations and any subsequent relevant legislation. West Sussex County Council is registered as a Data Controller (Reg. No. Z6413427). The data you provide will not be used for any purpose other than that stated and will be stored electronically for a period of up to 1 year before being appropriately destroyed.

The data will be collected, processed and analysed by staff within West Sussex County Council Public Health. If you have any questions about your data, please read our West Sussex County Council Data Privacy Policy (opens in new window) or email publichealth@westsussex.gov.uk.

The survey is anonymous. We will not use your responses to identify you or attempt to contact you / your family in any way.

Taking part in this survey is voluntary. There is no requirement to take part.

By completing this survey, you agree for your answers to be summarised and used to inform future work we do in the Public Health team in West Sussex. It will not be possible to identify any individuals who have completed this survey in the report we will produce to summarise the data collected

This survey contains free text answers. No quotes will be taken directly from any answers provided in these sections and answers will be used to create themes. Any answers provided that would be identifiable will not be shared.

By agreeing to take part, the information you provide will be used to help inform the work and services we provide for children’s oral health in West Sussex.

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