Oral Health

Oral Health Information & Resources* for Classroom Teachers & Health Educators

Activities for Children
Many web sites have activity sheets and enjoyable experiments to help children learn the importance of good oral health.

• Animations & Games (American Dental Association)
• Classroom Ideas & Resources (ADA)
  This web site has resources for oral health lesson plans and activity ideas, as well as information on careers in oral health.
• Healthy B.A.S.I.C.S. Healthy Teeth Lesson Plan
• Healthy Teeth: Oral Health Education Database
  Healthy Teeth is an oral education database built upon the science of oral health and designed for elementary grades 3 - 6. It features animated graphics, easy-to-understand text, simple classroom experiments and much more.
• Illinois Department of Health Dental Activity Sheets
• Sugar Sleuths: Explorations for parents and their children.
  Work with your children to investigate your family's sugar consumption habits and develop a plan for reducing sugar in your diet.

* Links to agencies, institutions and organizations other than the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) are provided solely as a service to users and do not constitute an endorsement by HEALTH.