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National Children’s National Children’s Dental Health Month: Dental Health Month: Teaching Kids About Teaching Kids About
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National Children’s Dental Health Month: National Children’s Dental Health Month: Teaching Kids About Oral HealthTeaching Kids About Oral Health
Every February, the Every February, the American Dental Association American Dental Association (ADA) promotes (ADA) promotes National Children’s Dental Health Month to National Children’s Dental Health Month to educate children, parents, teachers, and educate children, parents, teachers, and caregivers about the importance of good oral caregivers about the importance of good oral health. The campaign’s objective is to help health. The campaign’s objective is to help children establish beneficial habits early in life children establish beneficial habits early in life and accustom them to receiving regular dental and accustom them to receiving regular dental checkups. checkups.
National Children’s Dental Health Month: National Children’s Dental Health Month: Teaching Kids About Oral HealthTeaching Kids About Oral Health
The ADA’s 2013 campaign features the The ADA’s 2013 campaign features the Olympics-inspired slogan, “Get a Gold Medal Olympics-inspired slogan, “Get a Gold Medal Smile.” The organization incorporates the theme Smile.” The organization incorporates the theme into educational materials that include games, into educational materials that include games, puzzles, and activity sheets as well as puzzles, and activity sheets as well as instructions about how to floss and brush teeth, instructions about how to floss and brush teeth, a diagram of tooth anatomy, and a smile a diagram of tooth anatomy, and a smile calendar. The ADA maintains complimentary calendar. The ADA maintains complimentary online resources that can be used for lessons online resources that can be used for lessons both at home and in the classroom. both at home and in the classroom.
National Children’s Dental Health Month: National Children’s Dental Health Month: Teaching Kids About Oral HealthTeaching Kids About Oral Health
On February 1st, the ADA will also celebrate On February 1st, the ADA will also celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Give Kids A Smile the 10th anniversary of its Give Kids A Smile program, in which dental professionals volunteer program, in which dental professionals volunteer to provide evaluations, treatment, and education to provide evaluations, treatment, and education to children who lack access to regular dental to children who lack access to regular dental care. The program has expanded from a one-day care. The program has expanded from a one-day event to year-round local and national initiatives event to year-round local and national initiatives that annually serve an estimated 450,000 that annually serve an estimated 450,000 children at more than 1,500 events. children at more than 1,500 events.
About Ferber Dental GroupAbout Ferber Dental Group
Led by Dr. Brian Ferber, Ferber Dental Group Led by Dr. Brian Ferber, Ferber Dental Group offers a wide range of reasonably priced dental offers a wide range of reasonably priced dental services for both children and adults. services for both children and adults.
About Ferber Dental GroupAbout Ferber Dental Group
Led by Dr. Brian Ferber, Ferber Dental Group Led by Dr. Brian Ferber, Ferber Dental Group offers a wide range of reasonably priced dental offers a wide range of reasonably priced dental services for both children and adults. services for both children and adults.
