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| Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Health, Dr Yewande Adeshina (middle) with the Brand Manager, Close-Up Unilever Nigeria, Mr. Dexta Adeola (right) and the Project Head of the World Record Toothbrushing Challenge, Dr Bakare Lawal (left) at the press conference on the Lagos World Record Toothbrushing Challenge held at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa Secretariat, Lagos on Sunday, March 17, 2013. |
Lagos has announced the flag-off of the Lagos World Record Toothbrushing Challenge to mark the World Oral Health Day on Wednesday, March 20. The Challenge plans to break the Guinness Book of Records earlier set by India by assembling 300,000 students to perform the act of brushing their teeth at the same time.
Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Public Health, Dr. (Mrs.) Yewande Adesina, made this revelation recently at Alausa, Ikeja.
The
latest Guinness Book of Records on the event currently held by India is the
bringing together of 176,000 people to brush their teeth at the same time.
The
Special Adviser enjoined all corporate bodies in the State and other
stakeholders in dental health and general health to support the programme,
adding, “We will be taking on the actual challenge in a few weeks time when we
will have 300,000 students brushing their teeth at the same time in an attempt
to break the record set in India of about 176,000 people brushing their teeth
at the same time”.
The
World Oral Health Day is celebrated on the 20th of March every year and the aim
was to remind the public of the important role healthy mouth gum and teeth play
in the overall health of an individual.
The theme
for this year’s World Oral Health Day
is, Healthy Teeth for Healthy Life.
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