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.

Coloring Contest Winners

CDHM Planning Kit

Teacher Resources

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Coloring Contest Winners

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.

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).

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