Aviano kindergartners brush up on oral hygiene

Maximus Burr, Aviano Elementary School kindergartner, practices flossing during a National Children’s Dental Health Month event, Feb. 16, 2016, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Airmen from the 31st Dental Squadron visited Aviano Elementary School to teach children good oral hygiene. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Harvill/Released)

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Aviano kindergartners brush up on oral hygiene

U.S. Air Force Maj. Benjamin Britten, 31st Dental Squadron dentist, shows Ainsley Wolford, Aviano Elementary School kindergartner, how to properly floss and brush during a National Children’s Dental Health Month event, Feb. 16, 2016, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The children watched an educational video, learned how sugar impacts their teeth and practiced proper brushing and flossing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Harvill/Released)

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Aviano kindergartners brush up on oral hygiene

Rhya Washington, Aviano Elementary School kindergartner, brushes a giant tooth during a National Children’s Dental Health Month event, Feb. 16, 2016, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Airmen from the 31st Dental Squadron visited Aviano Elementary School to teach children good oral hygiene. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Harvill/Released)

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Aviano kindergartners brush up on oral hygiene

(Second from left) U.S. Air Force Maj. Amy Brown, 31st Dental Squadron dentist, and Grace Leslie-Valentine, 31st DS dental assistant, teach Aviano Elementary School kindergartners the dangers of sugary foods during a National Children’s Dental Health Month event, Feb. 16, 2016, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The children watched an educational video, learned how sugar impacts their teeth and practiced proper brushing and flossing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Harvill/Released)

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Aviano kindergartners brush up on oral hygiene

Published Feb. 18, 2016
By Senior Airman Austin Harvill
31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- National Children's Dental Health Month offers educators and healthcare providers an opportunity to teach children the importance of oral hygiene. The 31st Dental Squadron capitalizes on this opportunity every February by sending a team of dental dynamos to the Aviano Elementary School to teach children proper brushing and flossing techniques, the dangers of sugar and how to keep their teeth a glistening Wyvern white all year long.