Health & Medical Conditions
Shared experiences from growing up
Amelia, Sene and Sophie share their oral health experiences from growing up. Amelia talks about oral health care growing up in Tonga. They discuss the anxiety of being in the chair and how to address this.
Resources
HealthInfo has excellent oral health information for families.
https://www.healthinfo.org.nz/index.htm?Teeth-mouth.htm
There are sections on
• Overview of teeth
• Looking after teeth & gums
• Teeth & gum problems
• Fixing teeth
• Getting help for teeth & gum problems
• Mouth care
• Mouth problems
The section on getting help for teeth and gum problems is particularly helpful in guiding you to accessing dental care.
The New Zealand Dental Association (NZDA) website has an excellent multi-lingual resource