Healthy eating and drinking

Eating a healthy, balanced diet is essential for all aspects of health and wellbeing, and that includes your teeth.

Our modern diet commonly includes a significant amount of processed and 'fast' food that can affect the health of your mouth. The biggest enemies to dental health are sugars and acids from the diet but you can help protect your teeth by:

• Try to cut down on sugary snacks and carbonated drinks
• Eat at least five servings of fruit and/or vegetables every day
• Brush regularly using fluoride toothpaste and use floss or an interdental brush
• Chew sugarfree gum after meals and snacks. Chewing for 20 minutes has been proven to reduce tooth decay
• Visit the dentist and hygienist regularly