Oral Health Education

This page serves as a comprehensive resource hub for Oral Health Education provided by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. It offers a wide array of downloadable literature and e-learning tools covering topics from dental emergency preparedness to the specific needs of pregnant individuals and those with developmental disabilities. Missouri residents and professionals can also use the site to request physical educational materials or locate low-cost dental services within the state.

Literature

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

Office of Dental Health literature that is numbered in English and Spanish can be ordered for use in Missouri only by completing the following form:

Request for Literature

Diabetes and Oral Health

Oral Health Literature All Ages - English

Oral Health Literature All Ages – Spanish

Pregnancy & Oral Health Literature - English & Other Languages

Dental Sealants Literature - English & Other Languages

English

#151 Dental Sealants Card

Spanish

#176 Dental Sealants Card

Russian

Dental Sealants Card

Oral Health Education Resources

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center has many FREE fact sheets for professionals, parents, and teachers.

Mouth Healthy by American Dental Association (ADA) has online oral health games, printable activities and educational videos

Kids Healthy Mouths has games, videos to view while brushing 2 minutes 2 times a day and other resources.

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.

e-Learning

Have fun while learning about oral health with the SmileSquad! There are two modules of games and self-assessments for grades PK-5 and grades 6-8. School staff, older students and parents can join the fun too! Children's Oral Health E-Learning Platform presents SmileSquad (mcd.org) Thank you Medical Care Development, Inc., also known as MCD Global Health, for developing these fun and educational modules.

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