Earlier this term, the team from Defence Primary Healthcare Dental Centre Gibraltar (DPHC)  enjoyed a morning at St Christopher’s Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) School to  discuss the importance of caring for your oral health.  

A statement from British Forces Gibraltar follows below:

The team - Surgeon Commander (Dentist) (Surg Cdr (D)) Lindsay Falla, Leading Dental  Nurse (LDN) Kiera Gavan, Dental Nurse (DN) Michaela Davies and Civilian Dental Nurse  (CDN) Angela Streeting – visit the school and met with the children. During the session, the  children from Sunflowers, FS1 and FS2 pretended to be a dentist and helped to check the  teeth of the dental crocodile mascot, Snappy. They were careful to make sure he didn’t bite  their fingers! The children learnt about the names of teeth and why they are different shapes  and sizes. They also looked at the types of food that keep our teeth healthy and enjoyed  colouring in pictures of teeth and Snappy. 

The children were gifted with a plastic dental mirror to encourage them to continue their own  check-ups at home, a balloon made from their surgical glove and a sticker for being so  enthusiastic during the visit.  

Surg Cdr (D) Falla said: “It was a fantastic opportunity for the dental team to meet the pupils  of St Christopher’s and for the children to ‘experience’ a dental visit in a more familiar  setting. Oral health is a window to overall health, well-being and quality of life; it is  important that this concept is introduced at an early age. It was wonderful to see the children  so engaged during our visit and the team look forward to welcoming them all to the Dental  Centre for continuing dental care, and so that they can meet Snappy again!”