A QUESTIONNAIRE survey on toothbrushing attitudes and behaviour of 1158 Somerset children aged 12-13 years is re ported, this survey being part of a three-year toothpaste clinical trial. The results indicate that the ma jority of these children do brush their teeth regularly each day, but there is a need to emphasise more thorough brushing of all tooth sur faces and the gingival margins for effective oral hygiene. The con cern of this age group for 'social acceptability' should be an im portant consideration in designing dental health educational material for young teenagers.
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