Living and Learning: oral hygiene - Moortown Primary School, Leeds

In this week’s Living and Learning lesson, we’ve been learning about the importance of oral hygiene.

We talked about dos and don’ts when it comes to oral hygiene. Here are some of the dos:

Here are some of the don’ts:

forget to brush your teeth
drink a lot of fizzy drinks
eat foods high in sugar
spit out toothpaste straight away
rinse your mouth with water after brushing your teeth as it washes away the fluoride (which helps prevent plaque

I was really impressed with how much the children knew and got some good tips!