Posts Tagged ‘dental health education’
Childsmile Programme To Be Rolled Out Across Scotland
The Scottish Health Minister, Michael Matheson, has confirmed that the Childsmile programme has been expanded across Scotland. The £15 million programme is designed to educate children about oral health and encourage them to look after their teeth and gums by providing schoolchildren with dental kits, which include a toothbrush, toothpaste and oral hygiene leaflets. Each […]
Kids Making Oral Hygiene Fun in Sunderland
Children in Sunderland put the fun into learning, during a week-long oral health project. Pupils from Sunningdale School, which provides educational services for children with special needs, took part in the Tooth Fairy Roadshow, which is sponsored by Wrigley’s and run by the oral health promotion team at South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust. The team […]
Dental decay on the rise in the United Arab Emirates
Dental decay is becoming increasingly prevalent amongst children in the United Arab Emirates, senior dentists have revealed. Dr Aisha Sultan, president of the Dental Society, Emirates Medical Association, said that dental decay was becoming extremely common amongst children and more needed to be done to educate parents about caring for their child’s teeth, oral hygiene […]
Parents urged to teach children about dental health from birth
Oral health is extremely important, yet many parents are unaware of the dangers of poor oral health and are failing to teach their children good oral hygiene habits. Children rely on their parents to look after their teeth and gums when they are too young to do it themselves and experts are encouraging parents to […]
