Welcome to BestStart Pukuatua education on Oral health and how we can look after our teeth, gums and mouth.
We were lucky enough to have Te Whatu Ora come and do a session with us on how we can look after our teeth. They bought their play toothbrushes and, a giant set of teeth!
We had so much fun learning the correct way to brush our teeth, the length of time needed to make sure all our teeth are clean and we all got to have a turn with the giant teeth.
By providing experiences that children can participate in help develop good habits through education and fun activities. When fun with learning happens, children are more likely to maintain a lifetime of healthy teeth and gums. This can also help to avoid anxiety around dental visits and improve over all well being. Early education can help build a long lasting habit for dental hygiene that children can carry into adult hood.
Here at BestStart Pukuatua, we hold a gold healthy heart award for having food that is not processed with no added sugar and salt. Having this oral health session helps to strengthen our learning and link to our gold healthy heart award. Another fun learning day at BestStart Pukuatua.