February is National Children’s Dental Health Month – Helpful links and activity sheets
Click these links to learn more about oral health for children:
Each February, the American Dental Association (ADA) sponsors National Children’s Dental Health Month to raise awareness about the importance of oral health. NCDHM messages and materials have reached millions of people in communities across the country.
The American Dental Association, along with the ADA Foundation, is pleased to provide you with the February 2016 National Children’s Dental Health Month (NCDHM) campaign poster. This month-long national health observance brings together thousands of dedicated dental professionals, healthcare providers, and educators to promote the benefits of good oral health to children, their caregivers, teachers and many others.
Developing good habits at an early age and scheduling regular dental visits helps children to get a good start on a lifetime of healthy teeth and gums.
Whether you’re a member of the dental team, a teacher or a parent, the ADA has free online resources that can help you with oral health presentations, ideas for the classroom, and activity sheets that can be used as handouts.
NCDHM activity sheets provided by the ADA:
- Sugar Wars Calendar (English PDF) | (Spanish PDF)
- Sugar Wars Certificate (English PDF) | (Spanish PDF)
- Sugar Wars Coloring Sheet (English PDF) | (Spanish PDF)
- Sugar Wars Healthy Foods Connect Activity (English PDF) | (Spanish PDF)
- Sugar Wars Younger Kids Crossword (English PDF) | (Spanish PDF)
- Sugar Wars Teen Crossword (English PDF) | (Spanish PDF)
- Sugar Wars Hidden Sweets Activity (English PDF) | (Spanish PDF)
- Sugar Wars Maze (English PDF) | (Spanish PDF)
- Sugar Wars Papercraft (English PDF) | (Spanish PDF)
- Sugar Wars Story (English PDF) | (Spanish PDF)
- Sugar Wars Word Search (English PDF) | (Spanish PDF)