Healthy Me
Being healthy involves: |
Looking after your teeth
Teeth are very important and you need to take really good care of them because they need to last you your whole lifetime.
The things that you can do to make sure your teeth are healthy include:
- Eating healthy snacks and not too many sweets
- Brushing your teeth for at least two minutes, twice a day using a pea-size squirt of fluoride toothpaste, avoid rinsing your mouth as this washes the fluoride away! (Tip: an egg timer is a useful for measuring two minutes)
- Changing your toothbrush every three to four months to stop them wearing out
- Making sure you brush every bit of each tooth – front and back, top and bottom!
- Visiting your dentist at least once a year
If you don’t have a dentist, your Parent/Carer can visit NHS Choices or contact 111 to find one nearby.
Shine time
Our friendly hippo dentist, Dr Bobby Swirl, needs your help on his mission to clear the sugary ‘invaders’ and defend mouths against the build-up of plaque before it attacks and damages teeth. Are you up to the challenge?