Oral Health Education

Literature

Free literature for use in Missouri can be ordered by completing the following form:

• Request for Literature
  

All DHSS Office of Dental Health literature below can be downloaded and printed for public use with no copy restrictions:

Children & Pregnant Women – Oral Health Literature

• #102 5 Steps for a Health Smile, Bookmark
• #518 **Spanish, 5 Steps for a Health Smile, Bookmark
• #715 All Children Deserve a Healthy Smile, Brochure (no pdf available)
• #189 Baby Teeth Are Important, Know the Facts Card
• #207 **Spanish, Baby Teeth Are Important, Know the Facts Card
• Brushing Basics Activity Book (available in download only)
• Spanish, Brushing Basics Activity Book (available in download only)
• #422 Dental Emergencies Card
• #423 **Spanish, Dental Emergencies Card
• #134 Dental Health Guide for School Nurses, Booklet
• #713 Did you know it is important to visit your dentist when you are pregnant? Brochure (no pdf available)
• #716 Did you know it is important to visit your dentist when you are pregnant? Poster (no pdf available)
• #103 Don’t Forget to Brush, Mirror Cling
• #519 **Spanish, Don’t Forget to Brush, Mirror Cling
• #463 Healthy Smiles from the Start – Dental Care Tips for Mom & Baby, Brochure
• #465 **Spanish, Healthy Smiles from the Start – Dental Care Tips for Mom & Baby, Brochure
• #154 Healthy Teeth & Gums Card, Kids Age 0-6
• #157 Oral Health & Diet Bookmark
• #187 **Spanish, Oral Health & Diet Bookmark
• #184 Pregnancy & Oral Health, Know the Facts Card
• #191 **Spanish, Pregnancy & Oral Health, Know the Facts Card
• #635 Protect Your Smile, Bookmark
• #637 **Spanish, Protect Your Smile, Bookmark
• #96 Show Me Healthy Smiles for Healthy Life – Infant, Children & Women, Card
• #516 **Spanish, Show Me Healthy Smiles for Health Life – Infant Children & Women, Card
• #717 Vaccines. Well-Child Checkups...what about the dentist? Poster (no pdf available)

Dental Sealants Literature

• #151 Dental Sealant Cards
• #176 **Spanish, Dental Sealant Cards
• #133 Dental Sealant, Know the Facts Card
• #131 **Spanish, Dental Sealant, Know the Facts Card
• #220 Dental Sealants – Seal Out Decay, Brochure
• #520 **Spanish, Dental Sealants – Seal Out Tooth Decay, Brochure
• #158 Mythbusters Sealants, Poster
• #190 **Spanish Mythbusters Sealants, Poster
• #115 Seal Out Tooth Decay, A Booklet for Parents

Fluoride Literature

• #785 How Fluoride Works, Poster
• #786 **Spanish, How Fluoride Works, Poster
• #138 Water Fluoridation, Know the Facts Card
• #113 **Spanish, Water Fluoridation, Know the Facts Card

Adults – Oral Health Literature

• #678 Oral Cancer Brochure (no pdf available)
• #101 Oral Health is Overall Health – Adults, Card
• #517 **Spanish, Oral Health is Overall Health – Adults, Card

PSP – Volunteer Oral Health Event At School Information – To learn more go to Preventive Services Program (PSP)

• #599 Attention Parent & Guardians – Fluoride Varnish Event, Poster
• #192 PSP Quick Reference Card
• #601 Your Community Needs Dentists & Hygienists, Poster

Oral Health Education Resources (Printable list of education resources)

• National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIH) has FREE interactive curriculum for grades 1 and 2 on-line videos and paper copies at science.education.nih.gov/supplements/webversions/oral-health/default. Paper copies are also at www.in.gov/isdh/files/Open_Wide_Trek_Inside.pdf. NIH has other oral health literature for other age groups, also at catalog.nidcr.nih.gov/OrderPublications.
• National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center has many FREE fact sheets for professionals, parents, and teachers. A fact sheet describing fluoride varnish is available. This site also has a fact sheet titled, “When children’s oral health suffers, so does their ability to learn,” at www.mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/learningfactsheet.pdf.
• Mouth Healthy by American Dental Association (ADA) has online oral health games, printable activities, educational videos and much more at www.mouthhealthy.org.
• American Dental Hygiene Association (ADHA) has fact sheets for parents and children at www.adha.org/resources. Scroll down to ‘patient resources.’
• Proctor and Gamble (Crest toothpaste) has information for parents and children at www.dentalcare.com, and dental hygiene lesson plans for classrooms K-2nd grade teachers at www.dentalcare.com/en-us/patient-education/childrens-dental-health/lesson-plans/customize-lesson-plan.
• Kids Healthy Mouths has games, videos to view while brushing 2 minutes 2 times a day and other resources at 2min2x.org/watch-brush.
• Head Start Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center (ECLKC) has created the video “Steps for Toothbrushing at the Table: Growing Healthy Smiles in Early Care and Education Programs” that shows how to model proper brushing to children in early childhood centers but can be adapted to the Elementary School setting.

Oral Health Education Activity Sheets

Land of Smiles

Land of Smiles is a fun, age-appropriate show that teaches children in kindergarten through third grade about good oral health care. Delta Dental has been providing the Land of Smiles program to schools since 2002 and has taught more than one million children in Missouri.

K-12 Narrated Oral Health Presentations (PowerPoint Presentations)

The Department of Health and Senior Services is pleased to be able to offer new oral health educational video (English-only) presentations designed specifically for Kindergarten through High School Seniors. The Spanish language PowerPoint presentations have not been narrated at this time, but are still good educational resources. The videos and PowerPoints can be downloaded free-of-charge by clicking on the grade(s) specific icons. The presentations can be used by school nurses, teachers, as well as other health care/child care professionals in conjunction with health curriculum.