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HKU Faculty of Dentistry to hold Love Teeth Day for public

18 Sep 2014

 

To celebrate National Love Teeth Day (September 20), the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Hong Kong will hold an Oral Health Exhibition for the general public in the main lobby of the Prince Philip Dental Hospital on September 19, 2014 (Friday).

The exhibition will provide the public with oral health information, brushing and flossing demonstrations, quizzes and games to check dental knowledge (with prizes), an opportunity to interact with Faculty staff and students, and a prize draw. Entry is free. The details of the Oral Health Exhibition are as follows:

Venue:  Main lobby of the Prince Philip Dental Hospital
Address: 34 Hospital Road, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong
Date/Time: September 19, 2014 (Friday); 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Languages: Cantonese, Putonghua, and English
Queries:
E-mail: dentke@hku.hk
Tel: 2859 0410

The event is organised by the HKU Faculty of Dentistry’s Knowledge Exchange Unit and supported by the HKU Knowledge Exchange Fund and the HKSAR Department of Health’s Oral Health Education Unit. Prizes have been donated by Colgate, Oral B, Johnson & Johnson, and Wrigley.

September 20 is National Love Teeth Day in China. This date has been so named since 1989 as an annual nationwide campaign to encourage preventive oral health care and to promote oral health awareness. According to the HKSAR Department of Health’s Oral Health Survey 2011, adults in Hong Kong have an average of nearly 7 teeth affected by decay (with untreated cavities, missing because of decay, or with fillings), and more than 40% of adults do not have regular dental check-ups.

Media contact:
Ms Sau-wan Cheng, Knowledge Exchange Officer, HKU Faculty of Dentistry; Tel: 2859 0410; E-mail: dentke@hku.hk
For more information about the HKU Faculty of Dentistry, please visit http://facdent.hku.hk; Facebook page: www.facebook.com/facdent