The ‘Oral Health Education Division’ of the Department of Health has been renamed as ‘Oral Health Promotion Division’ from 1 September 2024.
The report of Oral Health Survey 2021 is available for access and download. Please click here for details.
The Oral Health Promotion Division of the Department of Health organizes the ‘Love Teeth Campaign’ every year to promote the importance of oral health to the public, to encourage them to establish good oral care habits at an early age and foster proper oral care practices among them. The Government’s Primary Healthcare Blueprint, which focuses on prevention, early identification and timely intervention, ‘Love Teeth Campaign’ encourage the public to have regular dental check-ups, and put prevention, early identification and timely intervention of dental diseases into action.
Additionally, in supporting the theme "A Happy Mouth is a Happy Mind. Spread Happiness Everywhere." for ‘World Oral Health Day’(WOHD) to encourage the public to maintain good oral health and to remind them of the importance of "Love Your Teeth, Check-ups Annually". By maintaining good preventive oral care, people can retain their teeth to a considerable extent in old age. There is an intimate relationship between oral health and general health. Tooth decay and periodontal disease share many common risk factors as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. For example, smokers are more likely to develop cardiovascular and periodontal disease. To maintain good personal oral and general health, members of the public are encouraged to start with daily habits, such as toothbrushing and interdental cleaning thoroughly every day, having regular oral check-ups, maintaining a healthy eating habit, and refraining from smoking or drinking alcohol to minimise the risk of related diseases.
In the coming months, we will continue to organize events related to this year’s theme including promotional posters, Facebook page and YouTube channel. Our aim is to raise awareness among citizens about the importance of caring for their teeth and spread the message of ‘love teeth’ throughout Hong Kong. We hope that everyone will support the ‘Love Teeth Campaign’ and cultivate a healthy lifestyle for themselves and their families for the betterment of oral and body health.
The participating students are trained through the programme and become the peer leaders on promoting oral health at school through a peer-led approach.
Peer Leaders are awarded for their leadership on promoting the Healthy Teeth School Culture. For details, please click here.
Applications are now invited for visits to the Brighter Smiles Playland for the year 2025-26. This is a programme targeted at kindergarten pupils of age 4 (K2/N3). All kindergartens are welcome. Please click here for the application.
Thank you very much for your participation in the activity. The activity details are as follows:
Enrollment Period: From August to September each year
Materials Collection Period: In October each year (Activity materials will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, and will be available while stocks last.)
Activity Implementation Period: From November to the following May each year. For enquiries, please feel free to contact the "Kindergartens Group" of our Division. Please click here for details.
Bilingual exhibits are now available and ready for free loan to all local organizations. The exhibits include games, displays boards, models and CD-ROMs.
The report of Oral Health Survey 2011 is available for access and download. Please click here for details.