BrightBites oral health education overseas
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Oral health education is at the heart of the work we do around the world. We support projects and local dental professionals in delivering vital dental health messages to people of all ages.
Our language-free BrightBites programme covers the impact of high and low sugar diets, the importance of regular brushing, and good oral hygiene. It is delivered in schools, orphanages, children’s prisons, and community buildings by our local partners and members of our overseas volunteering teams.
At Toowa School in Uganda Dentaid The Dental Charity has funded a project to screen and treat all of the younger children at six-monthly intervals to see the effect of oral health being promoted in the classroom and daily brushing as part of the school day.
We offer oral health advice to all patients who attend our overseas outreach clinics through hands-on sessions using mouth models and group demonstrations. By working closely with community leaders and teachers, we empower them to educate others about the importance of oral health in their communities.
In many of the places Dentaid The Dental Charity works sweet fizzy drinks are more readily available than clean drinking water.
