Oral Health Spotlight
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June is oral health month and what fun time to learn and share information about proper oral hygiene and how good oral health impacts your overall well-being. Beginning this June consider taking the following steps to help keep your mouth and body healthy.

Start with Your Smile

• Brush twice a day for two minutes, and floss daily

Treat Your Mouth and Body Right

• Eat healthy fruits and vegetables to eat

• Limit foods and drinks high in sugar

• Drink water instead of soda

• Quit smoking

See Your Dentist

• Keep up with seeing your dentist at least twice a year

• Don’t have a dentist? Visit Smile, California

Good oral health isn’t just about having a great smile, it also includes eating the right foods, practicing proper oral hygiene, avoiding smoking, and visiting your dentist twice a year for a cleaning and oral cancer screening. Having a healthy mouth, keeps a healthy body.

This June acknowledge Oral Health Month by making sure you continue to follow the oral care routines outlined above and share the information with your family and friends.

To help keep your mouth healthy log on to: https://www.mouthhealthy.org/en

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