As with any opening, it is important to immediately catch your audience's attention. How you choose to open will depend on two factors: your target audience members - are you addressing a group of young children or a dentist's convention; the overall tone of the speech - are you going for a serious informational speech or one that is more relaxed and humorous.
You could start it off with a question to get people thinking - "Up and down? Back and forth? Circular motion? Which is really the most effective way to brush your teeth?" Maybe use some audience participation by having a show of hands with a younger audience. Younger children will be more inclined to listen to see if their answer was the correct one.
Perhaps start with some dental humor; even a corny joke followed by a "but seriously" will get your audience listening. Depending on the age of your audience will determine what kind of joke you could tell.
If it is a more serious presentation, then I would suggest finding a shocking/interesting statistic or quote that would be appropriate to the audience.
Hope this helps. Good luck with your speech.
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