Teaching Dental Health Education: Importance of Oral Hygiene for Children

This presentation emphasizes the importance of teaching dental health education to children, specifically within the age group of 4-5 years. It highlights the significance of oral hygiene practices in their daily routine and the adverse effects of unhealthy gingiva. The presentation also suggests good dental habits for children, including brushing teeth, using fluoride toothpaste, and maintaining a healthy diet. Additionally, it stresses the need for regular dental check-ups and proper medical care.

Teaching dental health education

INTRODUCTION
 Children within age group of 4-5 need to be given
proper dental care practices within oral hygiene as
part of their daily routine.

MAIN BODY
 The best way to protect teeth among dental habits,
where oral hygiene further needs to be taken care
specifically by taking care of gums properly.
 Signs of unhealthy gingiva are bad breath, red or
swollen gums, bleeding gums, painful chewing, and
sensitive teeth where this further rises problems for
children.

CONT…
 Teaching good dental habits to children from younger age is the
best way to protect teeth, and adopt good oral hygiene as part of
their daily routine.
 Children by brushing are able to remove plaque- soft, sticky
bacteria which contains deposit that accumulate on teeth causing
tooth decay.

CONT….
 Children should use toothpaste with fluoride from an early age, where
consumption of sources such as drinking water should be evaluated properly
on effective levels.
 It is essential for children to get in habit of teeth brushing, where it is crucial
to keep check on good oral habits for hygiene and also to further include
healthy eating within diet.

CONCLUSION
 Also, children parents need to take care of monthly dental
check ups of children where there should be further effective check
maintained on proper medical checks also.