Stayin' strong: gum disease prevention (2012)

Description

The Stayin' strong: gum disease prevention audio resource, produced by the Brisbane Indigenous Media Association (BIMA), provides information on how to avoid gum disease including:

• the importance of visiting the dentist
• what happens when a person has gum disease
• how smoking contributes to gum disease
• the importance of good oral hygiene (tooth brushing and flossing).

This resource includes an interview with a dentist from the Indigenous Dentists' Association of Australia and was designed specifically for an Indigenous audience in Queensland. The audio file runs for 1 minute and 43 seconds.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Contact details

Brisbane Indigenous Media Association
2 Ambleside St
West End Qld 4101

Links

• View resource: Stayin' strong: gum disease prevention [1:43]
• View information: Stayin' strong
• View website: Brisbane Indigenous Media Association

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