Oral Health
You should brush your teeth at least this many times a day.
What is two times?
You should do this when you do not have access to a sink and running water.
What is use hand sanitizer?
It is applied under the armpits to prevent or mask body odor.
What is deodorant?
These items of clothing need to be changed every day.
What are socks and underwear?
These animals sweat through their paws.
What are dogs?
You should brush your teeth for about 2 minutes. True or False?
What is true?
You should wash your hands for this length of time.
What is 20 seconds? (Or two rounds of “Happy Birthday”)
This needs to be used every day as it helps reduce your overall UV exposure and lowers your risk of skin cancer and damage.
What is sunscreen?
T-shirts, running shoes, sandals, and hats are good forms of clothing for this season.
What is summer?
Humans have 500,000 sweat glands. True or false?
What is false? (Humans have 2-4 million sweat glands.)
You should do this at least once a day to remove food, plaque, and bacteria from in between your teeth.
What is flossing?
You should do this when your hands are visibly dirty, using the bathroom, handling food, or handling animals.
What is wash your hands with soap and water?
It is a means of achieving cleanliness by washing away dead skin cells, dirt, reduce body odor and as a preventive measure to reduce the incidence and spread of disease.
What is showering?
Clothing does not need to be washed unless it is visibly soiled or stained. True or false?
What is false?
This country’s Ministry of Health created a pop song called “Jealous Coronavirus” to educate the public on how to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
What is Vietnam? (A Vietnamese dancer also created a viral video with a dance that featured the recommended handwashing steps.)
You should visit your dentist this many times in a year.
What is every 6 months (twice a year)?
These areas of the hand are commonly missed during washing or sanitizing.
What are beneath the fingernails and between the fingers?
An average shower should ideally last 5 to 10 minutes. True or False?
What is True?
This is a good strategy for choosing clothing during seasons when the weather is unpredictable.
What is layering?
We touch our faces this many times per hour.
What is around 23 times per hour?
This term is used when there is a hole that forms in your tooth which, when untreated, gradually becomes bigger.
What is a cavity?
When sanitizing, you should use a sanitizer with at least this percentage of alcohol.
What is 60%?
Your skin wrinkles when you take a bath to help you grab and grip items better. True or False?
What is True?
Masks don’t need to cover your nose. True or false?
What is false?
The first bristle version of this hygiene item was invented in 1498 and used stiff hairs from a hog’s neck and handles of bone or bamboo.
What is the toothbrush? (The bristle toothbrush was invented in China. Prior to that, a “chew stick” - a stick with a frayed end – was rubbed against the teeth.)