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    The G.E.N.T.S. Club
   
G.E.N.T.S. Meeting # 4
OnDecember 18th 2008,the G.E.N.T.S. club was graced by its first female speaker, Dr. Anita Brown. Dr. Brown is a dentist and contributed the following knowledge;
1. Adults should have 32 teeth (permanent).

2. Deciduous Teeth are baby teeth (20).

3. To complete dental school may take three or four years.

4. A person only get two sets of teeth.

5. Baby teeth usually come in around two years of age.

6. Teeth are not bones.

7. Saliva helps break down food during digestion.
8. The most important time to brush your teeth is at night.

9. The hardest part of the human body is the enamel (shinny part of the tooth).

10. Different teeth in the mouth have different functions, some teeth are used for cutting, tearing, grinding and crushing.
11. Dentist advise people to eat a well balanced meal.

12. Without teeth the mouth begins to cave in.

13. Dentist discourage people not to eat sugary foods.
14. The dentist or hygienist can clean the teeth to remove plaque and calculus.

15. Dentist recommend a person see a dentist once a year.

16. Flossing regularly can reduce the amounts of cavities
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