Earth Day 2010: Save Water and Your Teeth.
It’s Earth Day 2010. Please take action to protect Planet Earth for the rest of your life. Encourage all of your family members and friends to turn the water off every time they brush their teeth (at least twice a day). Run the water to rinse your mouth.
That’s it. That’s all you have to do to be a Water Warrior and a good environmental citizen.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says, “The average bathroom faucet flows at a rate of two gallons per minute. Turning off the tap while brushing your teeth in the morning and at bedtime can save up to 8 gallons of water per day, which equals 240 gallons a month!”
Depending on where your water resources come from, turning off the water while brushing your teeth can have a positive impact on springs, rivers, and wetland habitats for wildlife that would otherwise be damaged by water treatment plants. The impacts from taking water out of processing can be lessened in small ways that will positively affect the future of Planet Earth.
Applying this practice will equal a savings of 2,880 gallons of water each year for every individual in the United States who takes this simple step.
This means that you, your family, and your friends can participate in protecting the future of our nation’s limited water supply and your children’s future each time you brush your teeth.
You’ll have a better chance of saving your teeth, too. Flossing and brushing every surface of every tooth and brushing your gums every time you eat are your primary defenses against periodontal disease. Seeing your dentist or periodontist regularly is your next best defense.
As model citizens of Planet Earth, you are the trustees of the little things that will make a big difference and ensure efficient use of our water supply.
It’s easy. Make a conscious effort to turn off the water while you brush your teeth. Each person in each family can use water more efficiently to preserve water supplies for future generations and protect our planet’s environment.
Visit www.epa.gov/watersense/ to learn more ways to use water and energy more efficiently.
Keep smiling.
Saundra Goodman
Got Teeth? A Survivor’s Guide
How to Keep your Teeth or Live Without Them.
www.gotteethguide.com
11 comments
Some people tend let the faucet on when brushing their teeth. I hope more people will be aware of this environmental way of conserving water and of having a healthy teeth. More power!
It’s amazing how small changes like turning the water off while brushing your teeth can make a big difference. Thanks for this post! I hope some people will start turning the water off now.
We should all practice using minimal water at least once a week. It is amazing how much water is wasted via running water that is not even being used.
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It’s amazing how such little things make such a big difference if we would just take the effort to make the change. I’m glad I learned at a young age to conserve water this way.
Saundra, really you did a good job through this post; I must say this is the great message to save our environment.
Great information ! I think Vinegar can make your teeth whitening and shining, I always got something new from your post…
KEEP SMILING!
Yes, to keep our teeth clean and healthy we need to save water because without water, we can’t make it. Nice article.
One more thing about conservation is the actions a dentist takes in his opertory. Running tv’s and other electrical appliances while a patient isn’t watching wastes a lot of electricity. Also in the waiting rooms.
Thank you, Tam. Please visit again soon.
I appreciate your comment and hope to see you here again soon. Keep smiling!
Thank you so much, Dr. Caputo. Please visit again soon.
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