National Smile Month comes to Manchester

To celebrate 'National Smile Month' Tipton Training dental school is launching a competition to find 'Manchester's Best Smile' to help spread the message of good oral health in the city.

National Smile Month 2010 takes place between 16^th May and 16^th June under the tagline 'Teeth4Life.' The campaign will focus on the vital importance of looking after your mouth in order to keep your body healthy.

Significant scientific evidence has proven the systemic links between oral health and overall health, with research clearly linking gum disease to heart disease, diabetes, strokes and premature and low birth weight babies.

To get into the spirit of things Tipton Training will be launching the competition on Tuesday 18^th May 2010 and will accept entries until Saturday 12^th June. To enter people need to upload their best smile to the Facebook group called 'Manchester's Best Smile 2010'.

The winning smile will receive an exclusive meal for two and cocktails at Epernay Champagne Bar and will also become the face of the competition next year.

By promoting awareness of oral health the dental training school is hoping to make people think more about the appearance of their teeth and how it can make an impact on your aesthetics of your face. The winner will be chosen by some of the school's top dentists and the school's founder Dr. Paul Tipton.

Dr Tipton, a specialist dentist himself, said: "We are delighted to get involved in National Smile Month and to promote awareness around Manchester. Our whole careers as dentists pivot around good oral health which is an extremely important issue in society."

This year's National Smile Month maintains the British Dental Health Foundation's key messages: brush twice-a-day with fluoride toothpaste, cut down on how often you have sugary foods and drinks and visit the dentist regularly as often as they recommend.

Dr Nigel Carter, chief executive of the Foundation, who organise National Smile Month, commented: "We are delighted that Tipton Training has joined the many dental practices, schools, health professionals and community groups promoting good oral healthcare under the umbrella of our National Smile Month campaign.

"A good oral healthcare routine can help guard against all sorts of oral and general health conditions from bad breath and decay to gum disease, which has been linked to a number of more serious health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and strokes.

"By promoting good oral healthcare in a fun and imaginative way we hope to persuade more people of the importance of taking care of their teeth."

For more information on National Smile visit the website: www.smilemonth.org and to find out more about Tipton Training visit www.tiptontraining.co.uk . For more details about the competition please contact Lindsay Harper on harper@paversmith.co.ukor call 0161 214 7996.