Stewartry dentist teaching youngsters about the importance of oral hygiene

A dentist is making it her mission to show kids in regards to the significance of oral hygiene.

Dr Maria Papavergos, who runs The Way of life Dentist, has been driving house the message as a part of her Making Mouths Matter in Faculties marketing campaign, which is supported by toothpaste model Zendium. Dr Papavergos, who lives at Barwhillanty Property close to Parton, mentioned: “I’m a dentist with an curiosity in well being and wellbeing.

“I’m making an attempt to get youngsters in faculties to grasp methods to take care of their mouths, how the mouth results in the physique and the way they'll begin making wholesome decisions from a younger age that profit their mouths and their our bodies of their futures. “Zendium are a Unilever model and are supporting me by offering toothpaste and I’m going into some native faculties the place I can attempt to get that message throughout.

“To this point it’s been actually participating, chatting with youngsters and getting them to consider methods to be wholesome and make decisions themselves - in order that it comes from them reasonably than the dad and mom.

“If they'll begin to make the alternatives younger hopefully it will possibly cut back their issues sooner or later. It’s a preventative technique and the youthful you begin the higher.”

Dr Papavergos just lately visited Gelston Major and is hoping to work with Unilever and Zendium to show Making Mouths Matter in Faculties right into a nationwide programme.