9) BRAZIL: Children learn the importance of brushing teeth

When will these examples will move to be part of everyday life in Portugal, in the gardens-of-school children and of the first cycle? It is a call for attention to the Minister of Education.
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The doctr - dentist Áurea Bragança Maria dos Santos, was at the Center for Child Rearing Abelhinha Feliz, which held a small lecture to 196 students, aged 1.5 to 5 years, with information on how to brush, because it is important brush, what happens when they do not brush and other important information and to help in creating the habit of brushing your teeth.

Maria Áurea still holds the distribution of brushes and dental fluorine to wash the teeth, making guidelines to children on the care with oral hygiene to prevent cariogenic. "The washing of the teeth is made daily after meals and once daily, washing with fluoride for children from five years of age."

The work is done by professional for nearly 15 years, and the diagnosis of the situation is the considerable decrease, "in the beginning the children had all teeth some cárie, any problems in the teeth of milk, are registered one or two of milk teeth that exhibit cariogenic, "explained Mary Áurea.

For the director of the CIS, Christopher Maria Aparecida da Silva, children learn information about oral hygiene and reproduce for parents, and give that link if the information is accurate.

In work on oral hygiene, will be discussed on the use of the nozzle, which can hinder the growth of the teeth and the structure of teeth mouth, creation of cariogenic and adenoids. "Apart from the nozzle, children enhance the language better," completed Cida. A lecture given by dentist is repeated often between two and three months, "it is through the insistence that children create the habit, for ages children are teaching the need to always brush your teeth and maintain oral hygiene, the older we working ways to the washing of the teeth and cleaning mouth. Educating children about oral health is essential to prevent the cariogenic in adulthood, "concluded Mary Áurea.

The coordination of the CIS in partnership with the dentist, is planning to conduct these talks to parents of children, originally scheduled for October this year, which will be presented all the information about the importance of oral hygiene, the washing of the teeth , fluorine and use of the thong, the reality on the use of chickpeas and other information that will be beneficial to the whole family.
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