Hand Hygiene
When should we make sure we are washing our hands?
Whenever they are dirty
After being out and touching different surfaces
After going to the bathroom
How many times should you brush your teeth each day?
2-3 times a day.
You should brush your teeth after you eat!
How often should we take a shower or bath?
Every day or anytime we have gotten dirty or sweaty
What should you use to wash your hair
Shampoo
Why is it important to wash our hands?
Why is it important to brush our teeth every day?
To prevent cavities
Why is it important to shower daily?
Showering will get the germs off our bodies to help us from getting sick.
Showering daily will also help prevent body odor and remove sweat from our skin.
Give us an example of something you can do to have good personal hygiene?
Washing your hands
Wearing clean clothes
Keeping your space clean
Showering daily
Brushing your teeth
wearing deodorant
Hint: think of what song we can sing to make sure we are washing our hands for the correct amount of time.
20 seconds or the time it takes to sing happy birthday.
what is it called when a hole in a tooth that develops from tooth decay?
Cavity
If bacteria and germs from our hands get in our mouth or on our food, what can happen?
You can get sick!
Washing our hands is really important to help prevent colds, flues and other sicknesses.
When should you wear clean clothes?
The start of each day when you get dressed
When your clothes get dirty or something spills on them
If your clothes get sweaty
If we need to wash our hands but we don't have access to a sink, what is something else we can use?
Hand Sanitizer
Besides brushing our teeth, what is something else we can do to keep our teeth healthy?
Flossing
Going to dentist appointments
Using mouth wash
drinking pop and eating sugary foods in moderation
When we are sick and need to cough, where should we cough?
In our hands, into our elbow, or without covering our mouth?
In to our elbow/arm.
What do we use to clean our teeth?
Tooth brush and tooth paste
True or false: we only need to wash the inside of our hands when washing our hands?
False! We need to wash both sides of our hands and fingers.
What should you do if you start to feel pain in your teeth and mouth?
Go see your dentist!
You can also tell a family member who can help you make a dentist appointment if needed.
Why is it important to floss our teeth?
Who can check our teeth to see if they are clean and healthy?
A dentist