689. fifteen thousand children learn good oral hygiene practices

Colgate has just launched a new edition of the Healthy Smiles, Bright Futures School Program, in collaboration with the Mundo a Sorrir association, reaching some fifteen thousand children enrolled in Portugal, in order to provide the necessary tools to create good oral health habits.In Portugal, for the edition of this project, Colgate established a partnership with the World to Smile - Association of Portuguese Solidary Dental Doctors - to support two of its social projects, among the most disadvantaged communities: the project Learn to Be Healthy whose objective is to improve the oral hygiene and feeding habits of the children of the 1st cycle of schooling. To this end, daily dental brushing is implemented in schools, after lunch, in a classroom context, supervised by the teacher; and the Doctor Risadas project, aimed at children from 3 to 16 years of age, who were proven to be in need and supported by social solidarity institutions.

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