Delta Dental gives away free mouthguards
Delta Dental of Tennessee (Delta Dental) launched a statewide initiative to encourage young athletes to wear mouthguards while playing sports at every age and ability level.
Mouthguards help protect your teeth and stabilize your jaw, minimizing the risk of injuries to the face, yet 84% of children do not wear them while playing organized sports, according to a survey commissioned by the American Association of Orthodontists and reported on in a Delta Dental news release.
To make mouthguards more accessible for kids, Delta Dental is giving away free boil and bite mouthguards to coaches and youth sports league officials, which can be ordered for athletes ages 10 and under participating in organized sports leagues in Tennessee, according to a news release. Go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QK2X79Z to request the mouthguards by April 30.
“As a dentist, I saw many accidents involving the mouth that could have been prevented with a mouthguard, from cuts in the mouth to tooth loss,” said Phil Wenk, CEO of Delta Dental. “A mouthguard should be as essential as the uniform.” He is a former Clinton, Tennessee dentist.
Delta Dental has partnered with the Special Olympics Tennessee to ensure the athletes representing Team Tennessee at the 2022 USA Games in Orlando in June train and compete with a properly fitted mouthguard.
To read more about the different varieties of mouthguards, cleaning and care guidelines, and tips for what to do if your child does get a tooth knocked out, visit www.DeltaDentalTN.com/mouthguards to learn more about Delta Dental’s philanthropic work across Tennessee, visit the Smile180 Foundation website.
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