Healthy lips are smooth, pink, moist and have no broken skin. Watch your clients for these signs of lip problems—and report them to your supervisor:  Reddened areas  Dry, chapped lips  Swollen lips  Blisters  Bleeding Help your clients keep their lips healthy by:  Applying an approved moisturizer to their lips to avoid chapping.  Encouraging them not to “chew” on their lips.   (Some people do this as a nervous habit.)  Warning them if the food you are serving is very hot.  It’s easy to burn the lips, especially with hot liquids.  A thick, swollen tongue Help your clients keep their tongue healthy by:  Warning them when the foods or liquids you serve are very hot—so they don’t burn their tongue. A healthy tongue is pink and moist.  Watch your clients for these signs of tongue problems—and report them to your supervisor:  Dryness  Reddened patches or blisters on the tongue  White patches or a white coating on the tongue Looking at the Gums Say Ahhhhh!!:    Looking at the Lips Looking at the Tongue Help your clients keep their gums healthy by:  Performing proper mouth care, especially flossing.  Encouraging them to quit smoking.  Remembering to clean the gums of clients who have no teeth. Healthy gums are pink, moist and smooth— although right next to the teeth, normal gums should look a bit like orange peel.  Watch your clients for these signs of gum problems—and report them to your supervisor:  Pale or dark red colored gums  Dry areas  Lesions, blisters or swollen gum areas  Bleeding of the gums  Pus between the gums and the teeth