Creating Dental Health Awareness in Children
February is National Dental Health Month. The goal of NCDHM is to provide dental health education to all children and raise awareness about the importance of oral health.
Online, January 21, 2011 (Newswire.com) - National Children's Dental Health Month (NCDHM) began on February 3, 1941 in Cleveland, OH
as a one day event. That same year in Akron, OH, February 3-7 was designated as Children's
Dental Health Week. The American Dental Association (ADA) took over the 1 day event in 1949
but it wasn't until 1955 that it was extended to a week-long event. The goal of NCDHM is to
provide dental health education to all children and raise awareness about the importance of
oral health.
Making Dental Health Education Fun
Schools nationwide celebrate National Children's Dental Health Month by including dental
health education into the curriculum for the month of February. Classroom activities include
projects that make learning about oral health fun. The ADA and the American Academy of
Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) have resources available on their websites for teachers to use in
their classrooms and parents to use in their homes: http://www.ada.org/2934.aspx#sheets ;
http://www.aap.org/oralhealth/ncdhm.cfm#activities .
Dentists and hygienists visit schools to teach dental hygiene and provide handouts for the
kids to take home. Contact your state dental association about arranging for a dental
professional to visit your school: http://www.ada.org/ada/organizations/searchcons1.asp
There are also health fairs and other community sponsored events that are worth checking
out. Newspapers, television stations, local family magazines, and community centers and
their websites are all sources to contact for information about NCDHM events.
FREE Dental Activity Sheets for Kids
We have free downloads for parents, teachers, and dental offices needing fun and educational
handouts for children. These kids dental downloads are Color Twoothy T™, How to Brush &
Floss, and the Ready-Set-Brush!™ Calendar and they're available in both English & Spanish!
To get your free kids dental activity sheets visit http://twoothtimer.com and click on the
purple 'free downloads' button. Please feel free to print as many as you'd like and hand
them out freely!
About the Company
The Twooth Timer Company was incorporated in February 1999. The company's first product,
Twooth® Timer, began as an idea in August 1998 during a routine dental checkup. After being
told by the dentist that her children needed to brush their teeth for two minutes (instead
of ten seconds!), company Founder and President, Antoinette de Janasz aka The Twooth Fairy,
designed the Twooth® Timer. Through the development and marketing of the Twooth® Timer, she
has learned of the importance of dental hygiene and its role in the overall health of the
body. Through her products, website, and free downloads, Antoinette hopes to share this
knowledge with others and help them achieve a lifetime healthy smiles!