Archive for August, 2014
I was pleased to be invited to a fun day for children at Moreton Dental Care on Hoylake Road. The day was aimed at teaching youngsters about oral health but in a fun way. There were stands and puppets as learning aids, and assisting the practice staff were workers form Wirral Community NHS Trust.
I learned some frightening statistics such as there are nearly 26,000 children in England aged between five and nine who were hospitalised for multiple tooth extractions during 2013/2014. Events like this are attempting to get those numbers down. Principle dentist Dr. Paul Sherrard was extremely pleased with the turnout of about 100 children. It is always a worry that an event like this can flop if people don’t attend, but this day was a great success.
As you can see I was taught how to ‘brush properly’!
