Nursery World - Keep smiling

Do your bit for National Smile Week by raising awareness of good tooth care for children and adults alike with the help of this quiz from Meg Jones Consider how important a mouth is. Turned up or down, it is the first thing we notice about people, setting the scene for the mood of the situation. A baby's first smile releases an outpouring of love from all who see it. For the first few months a toothless grin is cute, but as time goes on a smile requires a complement of teeth, which must be looked after because they have to last a long time.

Consider how important a mouth is. Turned up or down, it is the first thing we notice about people, setting the scene for the mood of the situation. A baby's first smile releases an outpouring of love from all who see it. For the first few months a toothless grin is cute, but as time goes on a smile requires a complement of teeth, which must be looked after because they have to last a long time.

This year's National Smile Week from 15-21 May, promoted by the British Dental Health Foundation, is called 'talking teeth'. Dentists, health practitioners, nurseries, schools, playgroups and parents will be raising the profile of healthy teeth around the UK.

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