Oral Health - Age 7-11

Oral health is an important part of personal hygeine and one taught to children in KS2 in their PSHE lessons. This quiz will help them to understand how and why they should care for their mouths. It also teaches them about the different types of teeth.

Oral health means looking after our mouths and teeth. That means regularly brushing your teeth and seeing a dentist. It is important to have good oral health because if your mouth is unhealthy it can affect your teeth, tongue, gums and breath.

Food and drink left on our teeth can cause bad breath and tooth decay, so you need to clean your teeth to prevent damage and infections. From the age of 6 you should take responsibility for your own oral health so it is vital that you know what to do and why you should be doing it. This quiz will help.