The initiative, a collaboration between the Health Department and Jersey Post, aims to ease fears of the dentist and promote good oral hygiene.

Children from local schools are welcome to write or draw a picture that tells the Tooth Fairy about how they look after their teeth, why they like going to the dentist, how they lost their first tooth, or anything else tooth-related.

Sarah Evans, Interim General Manager – Primary, Prevention, Adult Therapies and Community Dental, said: “Good oral hygiene is really important at any age, engaging children and helping them to adopt a good routine of twice daily brushing and mouth care early on, creates long term healthy habits.”

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Pictured: Children are being asked to write to the tooth-fairy as part of a new initiative from Health and Jersey Post. 

She added: “We’re delighted to be supported by Jersey Post in enabling children to send letters to the tooth fairy without the need of a stamp and helping deliver her letters back to them.”

WRITE TO THE TOOTH FAIRY…

The letters must be sent between Monday 12 June and Saturday 15 July. 

Letters should be addressed to: The Tooth Fairy, Treetop Lane, Tooth Fairy Land. 

A stamp is not needed but letters should include the child’s name and address, so that they can receive a reply.