- World Oral Health Day (WOHD) is celebrated every year on March 20.
- This year's theme focuses on a simple but powerful message: Be Proud of Your Mouth. In other words, value and take care of it.
- Join the conversation online and use the hashtags #MouthProud and #WOHD2021.
This year, WOHD emphasizes on the importance of oral health for our overall wellness, because good oral health can help us live longer, healthier lives. This special day asks us to unite and help reduce the burden of oral diseases by equipping people with information, tools, and confidence to achieve good oral health.
Here are 7 ways to improve your oral health.
Look after your oral health for your overall health.
Protect your mouth while on the go.
Educate children on oral health early in life.
Take charge of your oral health.
Eat a balanced, low-sugar diet.
We all know that a balanced diet is good for our health.
As far as our oral health is concerned, the World Oral Health (WHO) says that the burden of oral disease is high across the world because of high consumption of free sugars.
Free sugars include all sugars added to food by the manufacturers, cooks, or consumers. Think about all the sugar we add to the meals we cook and those commercially added to yoghurt, cereals, dried fruits, pastries, jams, jellies, savory sauces, salad dressings, juices, and wine.
Did you know? A packet of ketchup contains at least 5 grams of sugar and a can of soda may contain up to 10 teaspoons of sugar.