This week marks the beginning of Nationwide Smile Month – a marketing campaign which is all about highlighting the significance of a wholesome mouth. 

All through the month our charity will likely be giving recommendation and help for anyone who wants just a little further assist with the well being of their mouth.  There are additionally plenty of occasions and actions you can get entangled in to assist us elevate extra consciousness of why good oral well being is necessary.

Beneath is a fast whistle-stop-tour information of what the marketing campaign is all about.

Nationwide Smile Month’s key messages

Throughout Nationwide Smile Month, we’re selling three key messages for higher oral well being:

• Brush your tooth for 2 minutes, last item at evening and at one different time in the course of the day, with a fluoride toothpaste.
• Use mouthwash and clear between your tooth with interdental brushes or floss day-after-day.
• Minimize down on how a lot sugar you might have, and the way usually you might have it.

Regardless of the way you resolve to help the marketing campaign, please ensure you assist us talk these necessary messages.

Why are we doing it?

We imagine that everyone deserves a wholesome smile. An individual’s oral well being is an important a part of their total wellbeing.

That’s why, after practically 50 years, our charity continues to offer oral well being help and assist to anyone who wants it.

Our actions and programmes, together with Nationwide Smile Month, assist a number of the most weak members of society. These could make an actual distinction to an individual’s oral well being. Supporting more healthy lives by means of higher oral well being displays the whole lot that we do.

Assist us obtain our purpose of dwelling in a world the place everyone has a wholesome mouth.

How can I get entangled?

There are a selection of the way you will get concerned with Nationwide Smile Month this 12 months, all from the consolation of your personal residence.

We’ve our Nominate A Smile competitors which gives you with the chance to recognise somebody who has gone the additional mile to make you smile. Or, perhaps you’re a inventive kind and want to tackle our #smileypoem or #smileysingalong problem?

We’d additionally love our worldwide supporters to get entangled by serving to our ‘Sharing your smile around the globe’ initiative. Additional particulars of the whole lot that’s simply been talked about, as nicely some others exercise concepts, may be present in our ‘How one can participate in Nationwide Smile Month’ part.

Go to www.smilemonth.org to study extra.

So there you might have it, we hope you’ve discovered this fast information helpful. Don’t overlook to ensure to make use of the marketing campaign hashtag #SmileMonth in something you on social media to mark the marketing campaign. Please additionally don’t overlook to tag in Nationwide Smile Month on Twitter (@SmileMonth) and Fb (@SmileMonth) and Instagram (@dentalhealthorg).