Knowing how to care for teeth starts in the classroom - and it’s never too early to begin education! By using the below resources you can help educate students of all ages to get excited about dental health:
Dental health speaker: One of the easiest resources you have, is us! We can come to your child’s school or day care to help teach them everything they need to know about taking care of tiny teeth. We even welcome class trips and scout groups to visit our offices for a free tour and lesson!
Easy to do activities: Leading dentistry websites offer a plethora of free materials to help start discussions with children about their oral health. Get them talking about healthy habits - tying into how caring for your mouth is as important as caring for the rest of the body. Show the USDA “Choose My Plate” chart and explain and review food groups and why each is important for healthy bodies and teeth. You may also want to discuss tooth functions by asking children to make lists of food to be eaten with and without teeth. Have children pronounce the alphabet and tell which sounds are made using the teeth, tongue and lips. If you didn’t have teeth - would it be easy to say “teeth” “toys” or “toothbrush”?
Print and video resources: While National Children’s Dental Health Month has passed, you can still download the full sets of 2016 activity sheets on ADA’s website! So print the collection today and stock up on markers! Your kids (or students) will be on the road to 'Defeat Monster Mouth' in no time. For video resources, head over to Mouth Healthy Kids for the American Dental Association’s award-winning PSAs, Dudley and Friends. There you’ll also find some games and quizzes and even more activity sheets for use.
If you’re interested in scheduling a FREE school visit or info session with us, give us a call at any of our three locations. Our staff would be more than happy to coordinate a visit.
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