What is Growing Smiles?
Growing Smiles is a complementary therapy to regular dental visits offering virtual coaching, online live chats, advise and tips to help you help yourself have a healthier smile for life. Access to 24/7 evidence based oral health information and to buy products recommended by the professionals.
Give your mouth a rest! Your teeth don't get a day off You might not have been able to get an NHS dental appointment. But your teeth are still dealing with what you eat and drink every day. One of the most useful things you can do for your smile? Think about how often your teeth are exposed to sugar. It's not just how much sugar you have — how often and how long that sugar remains in your mouth matters too. e.g. eating a pack of sweets or sucking them on and off all day. ✔️ Keep sugary foods and drinks to mealtimes where possible ✔️ Choose water between meals ✔️ Check labels for added sugars ✔️ Avoid sugary food and drinks before bed You don't have to be perfect - none of us are. Small changes, repeated regularly, can make a difference. 🥗 Eat Well. What's one drink or snack swap you can make this week? #nhsdentistry #mouthcare #selfcare #sugarsnacks #growingsmilesuk
Give your mouth a rest! Your teeth don't get a day off You might not have been able to get an NHS dental appointment. But your teeth are still dealing with what you eat and drink every day. One of the most useful things you can do for your smile? Think about how often your teeth are exposed to sugar. It's not just how much sugar you have — how often and how long that sugar remains in your mouth matters too. e.g. eating a pack of sweets or sucking them on and off all day. ✔️ Keep sugary foods and drinks to mealtimes where possible ✔️ Choose water between meals ✔️ Check labels for added sugars ✔️ Avoid sugary food and drinks before bed You don't have to be perfect - none of us are. Small changes, repeated regularly, can make a difference. 🥗 Eat Well. What's one drink or snack swap you can make this week? #nhsdentistry #mouthcare #selfcare #sugarsnacks #growingsmilesuk
🦷 “Why can’t I find an NHS dentist?” It’s a question we hear all the time. The public are passionate about it. It makes headlines. It gets politicians talking. And it’s a really important question. NHS dental access remains difficult for so many people across the UK. But what if we asked another question alongside it? 🤔 “What can I do to help myself have a healthy smile for life?” Because even when getting a dental appointment isn’t easy, there are things you can do every single day to look after your mouth. 🥗 Eat well 🪥 Clean well ❤️ Be well Being able to access NHS dental care doesn't guarantee a healthy smile. It’s only part of the story. What you do 365 days a year really does matter. This week, Growing Smiles is looking at what’s within our control — and what we can do to give our smiles the best chance of staying healthy. So, we want to know… 💭 What would you put on your “can do” list? Tell us in the comments 👇 #GrowingSmilesuk #HealthySmileForLife #NHSdentist #NHSdentistry #DentalAccess #OralHealth #OralHealthMatters #Prevention #SelfCare #EatWell #CleanWell #BeWell #HealthyMouth #HealthySmile #DentalHealth #UKOralHealth
If you had £420 to spend on improving your oral health… what would you spend it on? 🪥 £420 toothbrush? 🦷 Better interdental care? 🥗 Healthier choices? 😁 Dental care? 💷 Save it? Tell us how you'd spend £420👇 We'll talk about it this Talking Teeth Thursday! Join oral health coach LeighGS 7pm Facebook/growingsmilesuk LIVE #extracash #cashforsmiles #oralhealth #selfcare #dentalhealth
If you had £420 to spend on improving your oral health… what would you spend it on? 🪥 £420 toothbrush? 🦷 Better interdental care? 🥗 Healthier choices? 😁 Dental care? 💷 Save it? Tell us how you'd spend £420👇 We'll talk about it this Talking Teeth Thursday! Join oral health coach LeighGS 7pm Facebook/growingsmilesuk LIVE #extracash #cashforsmiles #oralhealth #selfcare #dentalhealth
Would you spend £420 on a toothbrush? A new high-tech toothbrush has just been unveiled — complete with a camera that lets you see inside your mouth while you brush. Very clever? Absolutely. Necessary for a healthy smile? Not necessarily. Technology can help us understand where we're brushing — but it doesn't replace the basics: ✔️ Brush at least night and morning - every surface, every tooth and gumline, with fluoride toothpaste ✔️ Clean between your teeth every day ✔️ Spit after brushing — don't rinse with water More expensive doesn't automatically mean more effective. The best toothbrush is the one you're able to use effectively and consistently. Think what am I trying to achieve?” It's a good place to start. GrowingSmiles.co.uk — Helping you, help yourself have a healthier smile for life. #GrowingSmilesUK #OralHealth #HealthySmile #Dysontoothbrush #DentalHealth #EvidenceBased #OralHealthPromotion #BrushBetter
Bank Holiday Monday: the summer’s last hurrah! BBQs? ✔️ Ice creams? ✔️ Lazy mornings? ✔️ Before summer clocks off for another year, there’s one routine that shouldn’t get a Bank Holiday. 🪥 Brush night and morning with fluoride toothpaste - spit, don't rinse with water 🦷 Clean between teeth daily 🍦 Keep sugary food and drinks to mealtimes only and avoid before 🏥Look after yourself - quit tobacco, limit alcohol and be mouth aware. Eat well, Clean well, Be well. No overall health without oral health. Make the most of the last Bank Holiday of summer …and don’t forget to brush before bed! More tips and tools for year round smiles at growingsmiles.co.uk #bankholiday #summer #backtoroutine #oralhealth #teethtips
Bank Holiday Monday: the summer’s last hurrah! BBQs? ✔️ Ice creams? ✔️ Lazy mornings? ✔️ Before summer clocks off for another year, there’s one routine that shouldn’t get a Bank Holiday. 🪥 Brush night and morning with fluoride toothpaste - spit, don't rinse with water 🦷 Clean between teeth daily 🍦 Keep sugary food and drinks to mealtimes only and avoid before 🏥Look after yourself - quit tobacco, limit alcohol and be mouth aware. Eat well, Clean well, Be well. No overall health without oral health. Make the most of the last Bank Holiday of summer …and don’t forget to brush before bed! More tips and tools for year round smiles at growingsmiles.co.uk #bankholiday #summer #backtoroutine #oralhealth #teethtips
Cuppa tea with Leigh, at 3? ☕ Talking Teeth Thursday is having a chat over a cuppa! 🦷 Oral health coach LeighGS will be LIVE and ready to answer your oral health questions — big, small, serious or just something that’s been an itch about mouth care! Grab your favourite cuppa, bring your questions and have a natter. No question is too daft - we ask plenty of those ourselves! 📍 Live at 3pm on Facebook: facebook.com/growingsmilesuk Growingsmiles.co.uk here to help you help yourself have a healthier smile for life. #TalkingTeethThursday #GrowingSmiles #OralHealth #MouthCare #AskLeighGS HealthySmileForLife
Cuppa tea with Leigh, at 3? ☕ Talking Teeth Thursday is having a chat over a cuppa! 🦷 Oral health coach LeighGS will be LIVE and ready to answer your oral health questions — big, small, serious or just something that’s been an itch about mouth care! Grab your favourite cuppa, bring your questions and have a natter. No question is too daft - we ask plenty of those ourselves! 📍 Live at 3pm on Facebook: facebook.com/growingsmilesuk Growingsmiles.co.uk here to help you help yourself have a healthier smile for life. #TalkingTeethThursday #GrowingSmiles #OralHealth #MouthCare #AskLeighGS #HealthySmileForLife
Smoking isn't good for your oral, overall health and wellbeing..... but quitting isn't easy. Today an updated Cochrane review reported smokers who want to quit have the best chance of doing so if they use nicotine e-cigarettes (vapes) over methods such as nicotine gums and patches and quitting with behavioural support or no support at all. Learn more about smoking and your smile at https://growingsmiles.co.uk/healthy-tips-for-happy-teeth-and-oral-health/smoking-tobacco-e-cigarettes-and-oral-health/
Smoking isn't good for your oral, overall health and wellbeing..... but quitting isn't easy. Today an updated Cochrane review reported smokers who want to quit have the best chance of doing so if they use nicotine e-cigarettes (vapes) over methods such as nicotine gums and patches and quitting with behavioural support or no support at all. Learn more about smoking and your smile at https://growingsmiles.co.uk/healthy-tips-for-happy-teeth-and-oral-health/smoking-tobacco-e-cigarettes-and-oral-health/
Join us for Talking Teeth Thursday live every week 7-8pm on Facebook, our oral health expert will be ready to answer your queries.
*Talking Teeth Thursday time subject to occasional change. Time confirmed each week on Facebook/social media.
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