A smile can last a lifetime-if you take care of it. For that reason, it’s important for parents to instill good oral health habits in children as early as possible As America Surgeon say “National Call to Action to Promote Oral Health” report, children lose more than 51 million school hours and adults lose more than 164 million work hours each year due to dental disease or dental visits. The nation’s total bill for dental services was estimated to be more than $70.1 thousand million in 2002.
“Oral health disease is making disturbing inroads into communities across the country,” Dr. Marsha Butler, Colgate-Palmolive’s Vice President, Global Oral Health and Professional Relations, explains. “For children between the ages of 5 and 17 here in the US, tooth decay is more common than asthma, more common than hay fever, and it poses a significant threat to our children’s overall health and well-being.”
Recently, during the celebration of National Children’s Dental Health Month, Colgate and Dr. Cardona unveiled “The US Surgeon General’s Seven Steps to a Bright Smile,” tips that were developed, with a grant from Colgate-Palmolive, to help keep teeth and gums strong and healthy:
1, Brush teeth and gums with Fluoride toothpaste at least twice a day, especially after eating breakfast and before bedtime.
2, Visit the Dentist continuously.
3uzzy your teeth daily.
4, Use Fluoride wash for strong, healthy teeth and gums.
5, limit the number of times you eat snacks each day-and remember to practice healthy eating and get enough of calcium.
6, Wear a mouth guard to protect your mouth when playing sports.
7, Ask your dental about dental sealants. Our teeth have such an important role to play in our lives. They help us chew and digest food, they help us to talk and speak clearly, they also give our face its shape. A smile also has other day-to-day benefits. It can give us greater confidence, as well as influence our social lives, careers and relationships. Our teeth have such an important role to play in our lives. They help us chew and digest food, they help us to talk and speak clearly, they also give our face its shape.
A smile also has other day-to-day benefits. It can give us greater confidence, as well as influence our social lives, careers and relationships.
Because of this, it only makes sense to give our oral health the best care possible.
National Smile Month is our chance to take a look at our oral health, learn more about why a healthy smile is so important and share tips on how to improve and maintain it.
Through its shining Smiles, shining Futures program, Colgate has reached up to 50 million children with free dental shield, treatment frame of reference and oral health education. The company is more than midway to meeting a public commitment it made to reach 100 million children with these services by the year 2010. Bright Smiles, shine Futures empowers children to take control of their oral health and helps to generate greater awareness about the importance of maintaining good dental hygiene.
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