15/10/2026
👐🧐 DID YOU WASH YOUR HANDS TODAY? Global handwashing day
🦠🧤As we head into the colder months, there’s a simple habit that can help protect you and those around you: washing your hands properly.🫧
At Yew Tree Dental, we often see patients who have toothache, sore gums or other dental problems instinctively touching their mouth or teeth. That makes clean hands particularly important.
🦷 Before touching your mouth, teeth or gums:
• Wash your hands with soap and water
• Make sure you clean your palms, backs of your hands, between your fingers and around your thumbs
• Give them a good scrub before rinsing and drying
• If soap and water aren't available and your hands aren't visibly dirty, an alcohol-based hand sanitizer can be used
And remember to wash your hands after coughing, sneezing or blowing your nose too.🤧
Good hand hygiene is a small everyday habit, but it can make a real difference — particularly as respiratory infections become more common during the colder months.
Clean hands. Healthy habits. Happier smiles. 👐🦷
From all of us at Yew Tree Dental 💚
