Dental Week 2012

The siwak project which took place throughout the school, for a week was to educate our children on the importance of Dental Hygiene. Some of which included,

·        How to brush (habit)

·        Which brush to use. Electronic brush

·        Toothpaste. Some tooth powders have nicotine, tobacco etc. Select carefully.

·        Mouth washes have alcohol: be careful

·        Duration of brushing: 2-3 minutes

·        Importance of dental hygiene

·        Oral ailment

·        Foods that harm and foods that heal

·        Gums

·        Structure of teeth

·        Flossing – discourage tooth picks

A report of the activities conducted for the siwak project was then forwarded to Aliqadr Moula (tus) as this was a strong farman from him to educate mumineen all over the world on the importance of Dental Hygiene.

Kg 2 Children did a follow up activity, in groups, (pictures shown below) on how to take good care of their teeth.



Teachers drew 3 pictures of teeth where children did finger printing on it with white paint.



These teeth show a progression where the first tooth is filled with decay due to eating wrong foods, and so one must avoid these foods and as shown in the second picture, brush their teeth thoroughly so that that the teeth remain clean, white and healthy as shown in the third picture. One group also made toothbrush from ice cream sticks and stuck a rectangle shaped styro foam on it to make it look like a toothbrush.

All 3 classes work displayed on our school entrance board during the Dental Hygiene week.