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Children's Dental Health Month
Children's Dental Health Month (CDHM)
CDHM is officially
celebrated in February, but you can learn about oral health any
time of the year. Find resources to help children learn, in
a fun way, about the importance of their oral health.
The MDA Foundation would like to thank all the students and teachers who
participated in the CDHM coloring contest.
Congratulations to our top twelve finalists and to this year's winners. Click on any of the images below to
see the entry up close.
1st Place Hunter
Lone Jake Elementary
2nd Place Alena
Avery Elementary
3rd Place Jenna
Central Elementary
CDHM Planning Kit
The
CDHM Planning Kit includes various activity sheets
(beginning on page 8 of PDF) to challenge your students' skills as they learn
about oral health.
Here's an Idea!
Beyond participating in the
CDHM contest, your school can create an oral health bulletin board. A simple
bulletin board with brochures, tips, health messages is a great way to promote oral health at schools. Find other ideas in the
CDHM Planning Kit.
2010 CDHM Theme
Although Flossy and Buck are
twins, they have different interests. Flossy loves math and science, and has all
the answers. Buck is big on adventures and sports. They’re as different as twins
can be but they agree on one thing: the importance of good dental habits!
Teacher Resources
The
ADA provides great curriculum resources for incorporating oral health lessons
into your classroom during
National Children’s Dental Health Month or any time throughout the school
year. If you need more ideas and resources for your classroom, go to the page
for Teachers & Students.
Smile Smarts! Oral health curriculum for preschool through grade eight
students offering flexible, modular lesson plans, support materials,
hands-on classroom demonstrations, student activity sheets, and suggestions
for further oral health activities. Within the curriculum specifically for
2nd and 3rd grade student is
"A Lifetime of Healthy Smiles" (download
lesson plan).
Contest Sponsors
The CDHM contest is
sponsored by the MDA Foundation,
which is the charitable
partner of the Missouri Dental Association working to create better oral health
for Missourians through educational programs, access-to-care initiatives and
community collaborations.
Thank you MDA dentists!
This contest and prizes awarded have been made possible
through charitable donations to the MDA Foundation by
MDA member dentists throughout
Missouri communities and through a sponsorship from
Missouri Dental
Insurance Services.