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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 invites you to celebrate CDHM in February 2010!
Make plans to participate in our Second Grade Children's Dental Health Month Coloring
Contest! This contest will allow your students to learn about proper oral health
while participating in a fun contest with their classmates.
There is no specific coloring sheet that is used as the entry.
We suggest an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper and you can use a variety of
drawing utensils (paint, crayons, colored
pencils, markers).
For questions email MDA Foundation
or call 573-634-3436.
Entries must be postmarked by March 5, 2010.
Prizes for School, Teacher, Students
New this year! The CDHM contest will award $200 to the school whose
class has the winning entry in addition to these other great prizes for teachers
and students! Statewide 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will be selected and the
following prizes will be awarded:
1st Place: Student receives $100 Walmart gift card & Class
receives dental kits for all students; Teacher receives $100 school supply
gift card
2nd Place: Student receives $75 Walmart gift card & Class
receives dental kits for all students
3rd Place: Student receives $50 Walmart gift card & Class
receives dental kits for all students
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.
The
The
ADA provides great curriculum resources for incorporating oral health lessons
into your classroom during
