Hygiene Review

How often should you shower or bathe?

• daily

• weekly

• monthly

• never

Germs and viruses live on almost everything we touch.

• True

• false

What is one common oral hygiene challenge that most teens have to deal with?

• tooth loss

• braces

• hair loss

• sensitive teeth

Well kept hair can make your appearance messy and untidy.

• True

• False

When you wash your hands, you should rub your hands together, palm to palm with your fingers interlaced.

• true

• false

How often should you wash your hair?

• every day

• a few times a week

• never

• once a month

How do your sweat glands change when you enter puberty?

• They don't change.

• The eccrine (normal sweat glands), make sweat which causes body odor.

• You develop a new type of sweat gland (apocrine), that produces fats and proteins, which bacteria love to feed on and this is what causes body ordor.

What determines how often you need two wash your hair?

• hair type

• hair color

• hair length

It is okay to not wash your hands after you blow your nose.

• true

• false

What are 3 things that are bad for teen oral health?

• brushing, flossing, and using mouth wash

• soda, sugar, and brushing teeth

• water, brushing, and flossing

• smoking, oral piercings, and sugar