Under the campaign, the Ministry seeks to promote raise public awareness of the importance of oral care and hygiene.
This is in addition to highlighting positive behaviors toward the current oral and dental services in the community.
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The campaign is being carried out on the Ministry's social media channels, where it shared the below tips to maintain oral health.
- Brush your teeth twice a day for two minutes
- Eat balanced healthy foods like vegetables, fruits, proteins.
- Floss at least once daily
- Avoid unhealthy food
- Encourage your children to have healthy balanced snacks
- Drink plenty of water
- Drink milk and laban
Drawing attention to the importance of following healthy habits to take care of your oral health, the Ministry stressed in a graphic that "the mouth is a gateway to your body's overall health."
The Ministry also advised on proper techniques of brushing teeth and flossing.
Earlier, the Ministry encouraged the public to engage with the hashtag: #askandthe_dentist_answers on Twitter. People can ask questions related to oral and dental health from December 26 until December 31, 2020.
“They will be answered by a selection of our best dentists in Qatar,” the Ministry had said.
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