Oral Health Education

• #102 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
• Brushing Basics Activity Book (download only)
• #422 Dental Emergencies Card
• #103 Don’t Forget to Brush, Mirror Cling
• #463 Healthy Smiles from the Start – Dental Care Tips for Mom & Baby, Brochure
• #154 Healthy Teeth & Gums Card, Kids Age 0-6
• #678 Oral Cancer Brochure (no pdf available)
• #157 Oral Health and Diet, Bookmark
• Oral Health Guide for Caregivers for School-Aged Children (download only)
• #101 Oral Health is Overall Health Card
• #635 Protect Your Smile, Bookmark
• #96 Show Me Healthy Smiles for Healthy Life - Infant, Children & Women Card
• #717 Vaccines. Well-Child Checkups...what about the dentist? Poster (no pdf available)

Spanish

• #518 5 Steps for a Healthy Smile, Bookmark
• #207 Baby Teeth Are Important, Know the Facts Card
• Brushing Basics Activity Book (download only)
• #423 Dental Emergencies Card
• #519 Don’t Forget to Brush, Mirror Cling
• #464 Healthy Smiles from the Start - Dental Care Tips for Mom & Baby, Brochure
• #187 Oral Health & Diet Bookmark
• #517 Oral Health is Overall Health, Card
• #637 Protect Your Smile, Bookmark
• #516 Show Me Healthy Smiles, Spanish

Bosnian

• 5 Steps for a Healthy Smile, Bookmark (download only)
• Dental Health during Pregnancy is Important, Card (download only)
• Oral Health is Overall Health, Card (download only)

Dari

• 5 Steps for a Healthy Smile, Bookmark (download only)
• Dental Health during Pregnancy is Important, Card (download only)
• Oral Health is Overall Health, Card (download only)

French (African)

• 5 Steps for a Healthy Smile, Bookmark (download only)
• Dental Health during Pregnancy is Important, Card (download only)
• Oral Health is Overall Health, Card (download only)

Hmong

• 5 Steps for a Healthy Smile, Bookmark (download only)
• Dental Health during Pregnancy is Important, Card (download only)
• Oral Health is Overall Health, Card (download only)

Karen

• 5 Steps for a Healthy Smile, Bookmark (download only)
• Dental Health during Pregnancy is Important, Card (download only)
• Oral Health is Overall Health, Card (download only)

Pashto

• 5 Steps for a Healthy Smile, Bookmark (download only)
• Dental Health during Pregnancy is Important, Card (download only)
• Oral Health is Overall Health, Card (download only)

Romanian

• 5 Steps for a Healthy Smile, Bookmark (download only)
• Dental Health during Pregnancy is Important, Card (download only)
• Oral Health is Overall Health, Card (download only)

English

• #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)
• #463 Healthy Smiles from the Start - Dental Care Tips for Mom & Baby, Brochure
• #184 Pregnancy & Oral Health, Know the Facts Card

Spanish

• #64 Dental Health during Pregnancy is Important!
• #465 Healthy Smiles from the Start - Dental Care Tips for Mom & Baby, Brochure
• #191 Pregnancy & Oral Health, Know the Facts Card
• #516 Show Me Healthy Smiles for Healthy Life - Infant, Children & Women, Card

Bosnian

• Dental Health During Pregnancy is Important, Card (download only)

Dari

• Dental Health During Pregnancy is Important, Card (download only)

French

• Dental Health During Pregnancy is Important, Card (download only)

Hmong

• Dental Health During Pregnancy is Important, Card (download only)

Karen

• Dental Health During Pregnancy is Important, Card (download only)

Pashto

• Dental Health During Pregnancy is Important, Card (download only)

Romanian

• Dental Health During Pregnancy is Important, Card (download only)

English

• #151 Dental Sealants Card
• #133 Dental Sealant, Know the Facts Card
• #220 Dental Sealants – Seal Out Decay, Brochure
• #158 Mythbusters Sealants, Poster
• #115 Seal Out Tooth Decay, A Booklet for Parents

Spanish

• #176 Dental Sealants Card
• #131 Dental Sealant, Know the Facts Card
• #520 Dental Sealants - Seal Out Decay, Brochure
• #190 Mythbusters Sealants, Poster

English

• #785 How Fluoride Works, Poster
• #138 Water Fluoridation, Know the Facts Card

Spanish

• #786 How Fluoride Works, Poster
• #113 Water Fluoridation, Know the Facts Card

Oral Health Education Resources

National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIH) has a FREE curriculum guide for grades K-4 at www.in.gov/isdh/files/Open_Wide_Trek_Inside.pdf. NIH has other oral health literature for other age groups 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. Smile Smarts Dental Health curriculum www.mouthhealthy.org/en/resources/lesson-plans/smile-smarts

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" eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/video/steps-toothbrushing-table-growing-healthy-smiles-early-care-education-programs that shows how to model proper brushing to children in early childhood centers but can be adapted to the Elementary School setting.

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.

In 2020, Delta Dental shifted the Land of Smiles program from a live show that visits schools to a virtual Land of Smiles experience for students due to COVID-19. They are following federal, state and county guidelines to determine when it is safe to resume the in-person show. Learn more at www.landofsmilesmo.org.

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.