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More Fun Children’s Dental Health Month Activities

Happy and Sad Teeth Poster Draw a line down the center of a piece of posterboard. Draw a picture of a happy face tooth on the top left half and draw a picture of a sad face tooth on the top right half. Talk to the children about which foods help teeth and which ones...

Ramstein Air Base: Little Teeth, Big Smiles Clinic

These guys never take a day off.  Twice a year, the 86th Dental Squadron at Ramstein Air Base in Germany turns its attention from the needs of soldiers to the needs of the community’s children.  At the Little Teeth, Big Smiles Clinic, dentists and dental technicians provide dental examinations, x-rays and cleaning for children, and well-baby...

CDHM Activities

Here are a few dental activities to use with your class for Children’s Dental Health Month. Dentist Reflector Have the children cut out two strips of paper that when connected will fit around their head. Connect the strips with glue or tape, (staples will catch the child’s hair). Supply each child with a circle shaped piece...

3 Common Causes of Children’s Tooth Decay

Your dentist has drilled the brushing and flossing routine into your head since your very first visit.  While your oral health habits are vital to your dental health, they’re not the only factors that play into it.  Don’t get us wrong – this is no excuse to skip your daily trips to the bathroom sink.  Instead,...

Why Should My Child Brush Their Teeth?

Let’s start with this: Do you know why YOU should brush your teeth? The same reasons apply to your child. The mouth has been called “the window to your health.”  If you have bad dental health, chances are you have – or will soon have – other health problems as well. (Why? Because cavities and...

Common Dental Health Questions

Are dental x-rays safe? Exposure to any source of radiation isn’t ideal, but fortunately the dose of radiation you get from taking x-rays is extremely small.  You can thank the wonderful engineers and scientists in the dental industry for that.  New, digital x-ray machines limit the beam of radiation to just the small area being...