1. The Department of Education and Colgate Palmolive Philippines Inc., have signed a Memorandum of Agreement in April 2017 to provide Kindergarten pupils with Colgate toothbrushes and toothpastes. This is in line with the Bright Smiles, Bright Futures Program that promotes oral health education among public school children.
2. Distribution of toothbrushes and toothpastes supports the 7 o’clock School-Based Toothbrushing Program as per DepEd Memorandum No. 394, s. 2007 entitled Nationwide Launch of the 7 O’Clock Daily Toothbrushing Habit.
3. It is encouraged that each classroom be provided with a toothbrush holder to store them in one corner of the room and Kindergarten teachers should control the pea-size use of the toothpaste by opening one sachet at a time to maximize use and minimize waste of toothpaste. These are for school use and therefore must not be brought home by pupils.
4. Division Dentists will be visiting each school to distribute the oral health bundles. See the schedule in Enclosure No. 1. The attendance and cooperation of the School Head during the distribution is highly appreciated.
5. Attached herewith is the DepEd Memorandum and letter to School Head with guidelines for information and action on how to generate reports and documentation.
6. Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is desired.
