Supporting the DHSC: Top Tips For Teeth

UK Meds provides you with all you need to know about the Department of Health & Social Care campaign Top Tips For Teeth.

Key Takeaways

What is Top Tips For Teeth?

It's a dental hygiene initiative designed to help children develop good dental habits, using resources created with Change4Life branding for use by dental professionals.

Goals of Top Tips For Teeth:

Promote Sugar Reduction: Emphasise reducing sugar intake to protect children's oral health.

Encourage Regular Dental Visits: Urge parents to ensure children see the dentist regularly.

Instil Good Brushing Habits: Advocate for brushing teeth twice a day.

How UK Meds Can Help:

UK Meds supports the campaign by providing dental hygiene products and educational materials to help parents and carers implement these dental tips effectively.

What is Top Tips For Teeth?

Top Tips For Teeth is a set of dental hygiene resources designed with Change4Life branding and colours. These resources are intended for use by dental professionals in their practices to encourage parents and carers to help children develop good dental hygiene habits.

What does Top Tips For Teeth aim to achieve?

The primary goals of Top Tips For Teeth are:

• Promote Sugar Reduction: 

Emphasise the importance of reducing sugar intake to maintain oral health in children.

• Encourage Regular Dental Visits: 

Urge parents and carers to ensure children see the dentist regularly.

• Instil Good Brushing Habits: 

Advocate for brushing teeth twice a day to maintain dental health.

How can UK Meds help?

UK Meds support the Top Tips For Teeth initiative by providing access to dental hygiene products and educational material. By offering dental hygiene products, UK Meds can help parents and carers implement the tips effectively. UK Meds is also dedicated to providing support to campaigns organised by the Department of Health and Social Care and will aim to spread awareness of this and future campaigns.  

Sources

Top Tips For Teeth | Department of Health and Social Care - GOV.UK