World Oral Health Day 2025

Thursday 20th March sees World Oral Health Day observed around the world. This year’s theme is: A happy mouth is a happy mind. In other words, value and take care of your oral health and make the right decisions to protect it because prioritising oral health goes far beyond keeping your teeth and gums healthy; it also leads to better mental health and improves your quality of life.

How does this affect your business?

At Bupa we want to empower you and your team with the knowledge, tools and confidence to secure good oral health.

Encouraging your team to prioritise their oral health could help prevent bigger issues arising meaning a healthier, happier and more productive workforce. A healthy mouth is important for mental well-being which allows your employees and business to thrive.

Resources that you can share with your team

• How are mental health and oral health connected? (PDF, 0.51MB)
• How dental health contributes to your overall health
• The most important steps to healthy teeth for life
• Common dental misconceptions

Dental anxiety support

• Dental Anxiety Guide (PDF, 0.26MB)
• Worries about visiting the dentist
• Supporting children with dental phobia
• Dental sedation

Reminder for your insured employees

• Dental insurance quick start guide (PDF, 0.55MB)
• Using My Bupa (PDF, 0.1MB)
• Benefits of using a Bupa dental care practice (PDF, 0.1MB)

If you are worried about anything you read in the above PDFs it's important that you seek professional advice from your dentist.

If you are struggling to get an appointment with your dentist, don’t forget that as a dental insurance customer you can use a Bupa dental care dentist even if you’re not their usual patient. And if you do use a Bupa Dental Insurance Network dentist, you could receive a discount of up to 20% on general dental treatment costs.

Find your closest Bupa dentist and see what discounts they offer: Bupa Consultant and Facilities Finder