Gijang-gun Implements Fluoride Application and Oral Health Education to Prevent Tooth Decay in Preschool Children

Busan Gijang-gun (Governor Jeong Jong-bok) is actively supporting oral health projects for preschool children in line with the return to daily life after COVID-19.

Gijang-gun Public Health Center conducting oral health education by visiting local daycare centers.

In particular, due to concerns about dental caries caused by skipping tooth brushing after lunch in kindergartens to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and oral dryness from wearing masks, fluoride application and oral health education are being conducted to prevent cavities.

About 4,000 children from daycare centers and kindergartens in the area have applied for the preschool oral health project. Oral health professionals, including dentists and dental hygienists, visit these kindergartens directly to provide oral health education, tooth brushing training, and apply fluoride and dental supplements to help form self-oral health care habits.

Fluoride combines with the components of teeth to harden the tooth surface and protects teeth from acids produced by oral bacteria, effectively preventing dental caries.

A Gijang-gun official stated, “To establish lifelong oral health habits, it is important to foster interest in dental health through regular education from childhood, and we will continue to operate the preschool oral health project.”

For more details, please contact the Gijang-gun Public Health Center Oral Health Center.

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