National Facial
Protection Month
Social Media Guide
AAOMS members are invited to join National Facial Protection Month outreach by
advocating in their practices and online communities for the use of mouth guards.
Social media is a great way to share informative messages about facial protection
and safety. Use this document to access helpful tools and suggested messaging toeffectively reach and educate your audience.

Share AAOMS National Facial Protection Month posts
An easy way to participate on social media is to like and retweet/repost AAOMS messages. Be sure to:• Follow @AAOMS on X (formerly Twitter).
• Like @MyOMS on Facebook.
• Follow @MyOMS on Instagram.

Create personal posts
Consider posting personal messages to your social media platforms. Follow these steps to help extend
the reach of your post:

Include hashtags and links
Adding a hashtag to your tweet or Instagram post supports National Facial Protection Month efforts andextends social media reach. Consider including these hashtags as appropriate:• #NationalFacialProtectionMonth• #mouthguards• #facialinjury• #MyOMS

Include a link in your post to provide readers with an AAOMS National Facial Protection Month resource:• Mouth Guard infographic• First Aid card

• Treatment of Facial Injury/Trauma Surgery• When Do You Need a Mouth Guard handout• First Aid 101 for Head, Neck and Face Injuries• Guide to Mouth Guards

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Add an image
Add an AAOMS-provided image (found on the following pages) to your post. Images on social media
posts encourage likes and shares.

Share an AAOMS video or podcast
Several videos and podcasts have been created to raise awareness of facial injuries. Visit these links
to access and download:• OMS Expert videos• OMS Voices: An AAOMS Podcast

Sample posts
Unsure where to start? Use one of these sample posts:

General posts
Appropriate hashtags: #NationalFacialProtectionMonth #facialinjury
Facial injuries can be serious as they may
affect eyesight and the ability to breathe,
speak or swallow. Be sure to ask for an OMS
consultation.

OMSs are the specialists most qualified
to treat facial injuries. With their backgroundand training, they may detect a hidden injury
that could otherwise go unnoticed.

MyOMS.org/what-we-do/
facial-injury-trauma-surgery/
14_treatment_of_facial_injury

Prevention’s best, but accidents happen.
Learn what to do immediately after a heador face injury.
MyOMS.org/what-we-do/facial-injurytrauma-surgery/15_first_aid_101_for_
head_neck_and_face_injuries

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Mouth guard posts
Appropriate hashtags: #NationalFacialProtectionMonth #mouthguards
Protect your winning smile by wearing a mouth guard. April is National Facial Protection Month –a time to remember that mouth guards prevent facial injuries!
April is National Facial Protection Month, and spring sports are underway. Whenever participatingin contact or collision sports, wear a mouth guard. Those who don’t are 60 times more likely tosustain damage to their teeth.

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Instagram

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Promote in your practice
Posters
AAOMS provides several high-quality posters perfect for advertising the national observance.
Each design comes in 8.5x11 and 11x17 inch sizes to share, print or display.
Don’t Commit the Ultimate Foul.
Use amouth guard.
April is National
Facial Protection MonthMyOMS.org/SaveFace#FacialProtection

Academy forSports Dentistry

academyforsportsdentistry.org

American Association of Oraland Maxillofacial Surgeons

aapd.org

AAP.org

MyOMS.org

mylifemysmile.org

Infographics
Three full-color, high-impact infographic fact sheets are available for social media sharing,
posting on your website and displaying in your practice. Spanish versions are also available.

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