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- February
is National Children's Dental Health Month! Parents,
take action early to ensure the health of your children's teeth
by establishing good habits at an early age.
Early dental care plays a significant role in children's overall
health. Click here to read the the ADA's
recommendations.
- Wisdom Tooth is a free, online newsletter published quarterly by Delta
Dental of New Jersey for teachers, school nurses, and others concerned with children’s
oral health. Subscribe, read the current
issue, or view past issues of Wisdom
Tooth.
- Print this free toothbrushing chart as a fun way to
remind children to brush and floss their
teeth!
- Does fluoride really protect teeth from getting cavities? Have fun conducting this
easy
science experiment with your children.
- Developed for the first-grade
level, our free online
flashcards reinforce the importance of good
dental health.
- Delta Dental commissioned a
national oral health survey to learn the oral
health knowledge of primary caregivers and the
status of their children's oral health. We hope to use the results, summarized in
the Children's
Oral Health Survey Brochure, to
educate and improve the oral health of the
American family.
- Download copies of Think
Newspapers for fun ways to learn about
dental health.
- Captain Supertooth is a live
actor who comes to New Jersey elementary
schools to teach children in kindergarten
through second grade about the benefits
of good oral hygiene. Read more about the Captain
Supertooth Program. To request a Captain Supertooth
video at no cost, please e-mail Jennifer Appaluccio
at jappaluccio@deltadentalnj.com.
Please specify either the English or Spanish
version of the video.
- View a one minute oral health video
from the ADA on back
to school checkups. (Please note: You
must have Windows Media Player to view
this video. Please click the link only
once. The video may take a few moments to
load.)
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