Oral Health / Oranga Niho

Also see the Oranga Niho / Oral Health Topic page to find out how WAVE can support your ECE/School with Oral Health.

**NEW** Healthy Food and Drink Toolkits for Early Learning Services and Schools:

For more Oranga Niho / Oral Health information see:
Healthy Food and Drink Guidance for ECE - To help ECE develop a policy to promote and provide healthy foods and drinks
Healthy Food and Drink Guidance for schools - To support schools and students to make positive choices and develop healthy food and drink policies and preferences
Community & Public Health - Looking after your teeth whatever the age
Community & Public Health - Community Health Information Centre (CHIC) Oral Health resources
World Oral Health Day - 20 March Campaign
New Zealand Dental Association - Switch to Water Challenge
Community Dental Service - Free dental care for eligible children living in Canterbury and South Canterbury
Ministry of Health - How to care for teeth and gums
Health Navigator - Looking after children's teeth
Community Water Fluoridation - Facts of community water fluoridation
Menemene Mai (Smile) - Early Childhood oral health toolkit for kaiako in Waitaha/Canterbury
WAVE - WAVE Newsletter extracts - Health Focus on Oral Health

	Toothbrushing Guidelines For ECE/Schools to start their own daily toothbrushing programme. Download Toothbrushing Guidelines
	Water-only School Toolkit (Water and Plain Milk Only) By adopting a water-only policy, whereby water and low-fat plain milk are the only drinks available at your ECE/school, you are taking a positive step towards improving the health and behaviour of your students. Download Water-only Schools Toolkit
	Colgate^® Bright Smiles, Bright Futures™ The Colgate^® Bright Smiles, Bright Futures™ programme is a free programme designed to teach children the importance of good oral hygiene. The education kits are developed by teachers, dental professionals and local cultural experts to help provide the best oral hygiene education for kids between the ages of 3-9. Order your free kit from Colgate^® Bright Smiles, Bright Futures™
	Children's Teeth: Frank Film Click here to view the recent Frank Film about children's teeth, which also features the Arowhenua Māori School toothbrushing programme.