National Children's Dental Health Month

February is National Children's Dental Health Month and February 6 is Give Kids a Smile Day

National Children’s Dental Health Month (NCDHM) turns 60 this year. Each February, since 1949, the American Dental Association (ADA) has sponsored National Children’s Dental Health Month to raise awareness about the importance of oral health.

Local observances often include poster, coloring, and essay contests, health fairs, free dental screenings, museum exhibits, classroom presentations and dental office tours.

Below are some sites with fun activities related to dental health:

ADA - Fun activity sheets for kids, including connect the dots, word scrambles, Sudoku and more.

Healthy Teeth - An oral health education database featuring simple activities and experiments as well as easy to understand text for grades 3 to 6

Dentist Wordsearch Puzzle - A printable wordsearch puzzle on the topics of the dentist and dental health

Healthy Teeth - Dental health is demonstrated using a simple experiment which allows youngsters to understand why their teeth can become stained

Tooth Anatomy Printout - Short paragraph and a labeled tooth drawing to print out and use with young students. Includes glossary of tooth related vocabulary

Dental Care - An abundance of Dental Activities, Coloring Pages, Fun Facts, Crafts & Games for Kids