Our early ancestors may have already grasped the importance of oral hygiene, claims anthropologist Leslea Hlusko of the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign. (discovermagazine.com)
We know that tooth decay is an extremely common oral disease affecting children and young people in the UK, so we were keen to come up with an activity that teaches them the importance of oral hygiene, whilst giving them the opportunity to come up with something that makes brush time more fun for all. (education-today.co.uk)
Open to every primary school within the UK, the competition encourages teachers to focus on the importance of oral hygiene linked to the National Curriculum, whilst bringing fun to the subject with an invention competition. (education-today.co.uk)