Dental Health Activities

February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, but any time of year is a great time to teach children about dental health. Forming good dental hygiene habits while they are young will help your child maintain their dental health now and into adulthood. Learning about dental health doesn’t have to be boring. Here are several fun activities, videos, and other resources you can use to teach your child about dental health. Be sure to read all the way to the end of this post for a free printable dental health activity pack!

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Dental Health Activities

These hands-on activities and experiments make learning about dental health fun.

• Practice flossing with this activity that uses a Duplo block, Play-Doh, and dental floss.
• Use an egg carton, white paint, and an old toothbrush to practice appropriate brushing.
• This experiment using eggs demonstrates which drinks cause tooth decay.
• Watch “plaque” grow in this activity using yeast and sugar.
• Make a dental health collage using pictures of food cut from ads and magazines.

Dental Health Videos

These engaging videos teach more about dental health and hygiene.

Dental Health Books

Read a book about dental hygiene and visiting the dentist.

• Just Going to the Dentist by Mercer Mayer
• The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist by Stan and Jan Berenstain
• Maisy, Charley, and the Wobbly Tooth by Lucy Cousins
• The Tooth Book: A Guide to Healthy Teeth and Gums by Edward Miller
• Sugar Bugs by Sam and Erica Weisz

Free Dental Health Printable

Our Dental Health Activities Printable provides 10 pages of activities for kids to complete as they learn about dental health. The pack includes worksheets that cover teeth brushing, dental health, and the parts of a tooth. There is also an “all about my teeth” page, a dental care tracking chart, and coloring pages.

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Note: This post was originally published on January 22, 2022 and has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness.