Building strong teeth and Looking after young mouths (2007)

Description

Queensland Health's Tropical Public Health Unit has developed two oral health flipcharts: 'Building strong teeth' and 'Looking after young mouths'. The flipcharts use simple language and bold, brightly coloured pictures to illustrate the importance of oral health and hygiene for both infants and adults.
The flipcharts have been designed as an education tool for use by health workers and others working in Indigenous health. The purpose of the flipcharts is to: educate Indigenous communities about the importance of oral hygiene to prevent tooth decay; and to correct cleaning and brushing techniques. Since the flipcharts were developed they have undergone evaluation and an evaluation report has been released. The flipcharts are available in A4 desktop and A3 sizes.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Contact details

Felicity Pembroke, Health Promotion Coordinator (Oral Health)
Tropical Public Health Unit
19 Aplin Street
Cairns QLD 4870
PO Box 1103
Cairns QLD 4870
Ph: (07) 4050 3600
Fax: (07) 4031 1440
email: oral_health@health.qld.gov.au

Links

• View resource: Building strong teeth [flipchart] (PDF - 469.4 KB)
• View resource: Looking after young mouths [flipchart] (PDF - 1.4 MB)
• View information: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flipcharts
• View information: Order form (PDF - 33.5 KB)
• View website: Queensland Health

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