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World Oral Health Day

Liz Blamire

20th March 2023

Today is World Oral Health Day. Oral diseases can cause pain, tooth decay, oral cancer and even death. Improving oral health is simple!

Today is World #OralHealth Day.

Oral diseases affect nearly 3.5 billion people 🌏🌍🌎

They cause:
🔹 pain
🔹 discomfort
🔹 disfigurement
🔹 death

More info 👉https://t.co/johTcTtAGc pic.twitter.com/gWM1RnY0Jm
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 20, 2023

4⃣ ways to prevent oral diseases: ⁣

🦷 brushing teeth daily with fluoride toothpaste⁣
🥗 eating a balanced diet low in sugars⁣
🚭 stopping the use of tobacco⁣
🥤 reducing alcohol consumption⁣

Learn more 👉https://t.co/SNEX02cEEe pic.twitter.com/1jX453D4OK
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 20, 2023

Liz is the current tutor2u subject lead for Health and Social Care. She is a former NHS midwife, who has worked in community, birth centre and acute hospital settings. Liz is an SSAT Accredited Lead Practitioner, who has taught Health and Social Care in FE and secondary schools, where she was a successful HOD. Liz is an experienced senior examiner and author.