5 National Organizations Unite to Promote Facial Safety in April
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ROSEMONT, Ill., April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Five national healthcare organizations are teaming up in April to promote the use of protective gear – such as mouth guards and helmets – to prevent dental and facial injuries resulting from sports and recreational activities.
Key Points:
- Every April, healthcare organizations, including the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, unite to raise awareness of National Facial Protection Month – the campaign that encourages the use of safety equipment to prevent sports-related injuries to the head and face.
- ROSEMONT, Ill., April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Five national healthcare organizations are teaming up in April to promote the use of protective gear – such as mouth guards and helmets – to prevent dental and facial injuries resulting from sports and recreational activities.
- A mouth guard is one effective and relatively inexpensive piece of protective gear that becomes increasingly necessary as children become engaged in contact sports.
- Athletes are 60 times more likely to suffer harm to their teeth if they are not wearing a mouth guard.