Category: Oral Health

Dental Health Week focused on mind, body and mouth

Bairnsdale Regional Health Service Oral Health Manager Kellie Ringberg said the message for Dental Health Week (7 to 13 August) is “Mind, Body, Mouth“ because the three are strongly connected. “There are links between diseases in the mouth and diseases in the body,” Kellie said. “Bacteria in the mouth

Smiles all round as kids heed oral health message

Seventeen East Gippsland early childhood services including Bairnsdale’s Eastwood Early Learning Centre are working to keep big, healthy smiles on the faces of local kids through the Smiles 4 Miles dental health initiative. Bairnsdale Regional Health Service is responsible for the local rollout of Dental Health Services Smiles 4