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Gumshield campaign to save children's teeth

Dentists today launched a campaign to make children wear gumshields when playing sports at school.

Gumshield campaign to save children's teeth

Thu, 09 Aug, 2007 - 14:35

Dentists today launched a campaign to make children wear gumshields when playing sports at school.

The Irish Dental Association (IDA) believe the move would reduce the number of youngsters breaking teeth on the playing fields.

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