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RESOURCE CENTRE : WORLD ORAL HEALTH DAY

WOHD Photo Competition

Share your healthy smile and win an iPad!

12 September is World Oral Health Day.

The focus of this day is to promote the importance of oral health. The Healthy Smiles photographic competition is the New Zealand Dental Association's initiative to raise awareness about oral health.

Healthy eating, effective home oral care and regular dental visits are important to maintain healthy teeth and gums. To take part in this photographic competition, you were asked to submit a picture that demonstrated one of the three steps recommended above to maintain healthy teeth and gums.

Thank you for  taking part in this year's photo competition.

Please look at the Winners page to see the 2011 winning photograph chosen by the Associate Minister of Health, Hon Peter Dunne.

The winner was awarded an iPad2 Wi-Fi 32 GB model.

 Photo contest prize kindly donated by

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