Classroom dental health programs are an integral
component of the development of the whole child. Dental health education
programs that are part of the total health curriculum can have a
positive impact towards reducing dental disease, the most widespread
public health problem among California’s school age population
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Pre-school |
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5 Simple Tips to Keep Children’s
Teeth Healthy and Strong
Fact sheet for parents from the California Dental Hygienists’
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Dental Health Activities:
Lessons and quizzes about teeth, the mouth and dentistry for students of all ages
Animated-Teeth.com offers a number of quizzes (with pre-test study pages) that teachers and instructors can use as part of a classroom activity or online lesson aimed at educating students about dental health topics. Subjects include tooth identification and dental, oral and facial anatomy.
http://www.animated-teeth.com/questions-answers/dental-health-quizzes.htm |
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Primary Grades |
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Tooth Facts for Kids
Dental health information for children from the American Dental
Hygienists’ Association. Includes tooth facts for kids
and interactive dental health games.
www.adha.org/kidstuff/index.html |
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Smile City
Dental health information for children from the Canadian Dental
Hygienist’s Association. Includes a special parent and
teacher page, games and activities in French and English.
www.smilecity.ca/ |
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The Truth About Teeth
Dental and general health information written for children from
the Nemours Foundation Center for Children’s Health. Topics
include: tooth anatomy, oral hygiene, cavities, braces and bruxism.
http://www.kidshealth.org/ |
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Dental Health Activities:
Lessons and quizzes about teeth, the mouth and dentistry for students of all ages
Animated-Teeth.com offers a number of quizzes (with pre-test study pages) that teachers and instructors can use as part of a classroom activity or online lesson aimed at educating students about dental health topics. Subjects include tooth identification and dental, oral and facial anatomy.
http://www.animated-teeth.com/questions-answers/dental-health-quizzes.htm |
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Middle and High School |
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Taking Care of Your Teeth
Information directed towards adolescents from the Nemours Foundation.
Includes general health subjects as well as dental health topics
including oral hygiene, decay, diet, and bad breath.
http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/take_care/teeth.html |
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Tobacco Cessation Materials for the Classroom |
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Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
www.tobaccofreekids.org |
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Quitting Chew. A PDF fact sheet from California Smokers
Helpline
http://www.californiasmokershelpline.org/Information/pdf_files/Quitting_Chew.pdf |
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Oral Health America’s National Spit Tobacco
Education Program
www.nstep.org |
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Teaching Aids for Classroom Education
Program |
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Interactive Tools and Illustrations
Interactive teaching aids and original illustrations from the
University of Pennsylvania Simple Steps to Better Dental Health
Website
www.simplestepsdental.com/SS/ihtSS/r.WSIHW000/st.31843/t.31843/pr.3.html |
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Zoo Animal Teaching Aids
Puppet animals with dental models and an oversized toothbrush.
Links to dental poems, plays and classroom activities.
www.teachingaid.com
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