My Tooth Is a Part of Me: A Community Oral Health Awareness Campaign
Oral health is integral to total wellbeing — yet it remains one of the most neglected aspects of preventive healthcare. This community initiative by SaudiDent invites dental professionals and the public to reframe how we talk about teeth: not as isolated structures, but as living parts of the human body deserving the same care and attention as any other organ.
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Oral health is part of total health and is essential for having a decent quality of life. “My tooth is a part of me” is a community oral health project organized by ten senior dental students from King Saud University in Riyadh. The project aims to target 1000 students in public primary schools, with the following objectives: Increasing awareness of oral health care among the students. Promoting the concepts of maintaining healthy teeth and visiting the dentist on a regular basis.
Clarifying the components of a healthy diet for this age group. Teaching the students the correct brushing technique. Preventions of dental caries through topical fluoride application. Our goal by targeting this age group is to help raise a generation with less caries alongside a positive attitude toward oral health. The benefits of this project extend also to the general public through raising oral health awareness via social media programs; such as Instagram & Twitter.
So, join us in raising awareness and spreading the knowledge by following these links: — “My tooth is a part of me” team This article is posted as support to “My tooth is a part of me”.