Just Going to the Dentist: Resources for Families
Recommended for students K-5.
These resources are provided through a grant from the Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation.
ECONOMICS
- Produce Your Own Toothpaste, America's Tooth Fairy
- Ingredients:
- 4 tsp. Baking soda
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 1 tsp. Flavoring (such as peppermint extract)
- Mix and store in an airtight container.
- For some extra fun: Name your toothpaste and create a label for the container. Now you have a new product for the market!
- Ingredients:
- Increase Your Human Capital: Flossing, America's Tooth Fairy
- Young children can practice their technique using large Lego/Duplo blocks, egg cartons, or ice cube trays.
- Stick Play-Doh between and around the base of each "tooth" and give your child floss or a pipe cleaner to remove it.
- Stress the importance of flossing not only to remove food from between the teeth but also to remove plaque below the gum line to prevent the buildup of tartar.
- Check out this step-by-step video from Delta Dental of Virginia.
SCIENCE
- Eggs-Periments, Colgate
- Practice Your Brushing, America's Tooth Fairy
VIDEOS
- Catch the Nasties
- Do I Really Need to Floss?
- How to Brush Your Teeth the Right Way
- Why are Teeth Cleanings so Important?
APPS
- Chomper Chums
- Disney Magic Timer (used with Crest and Oral B products)
- Toothsavers Brushing Game
PODCASTS
- Chompers
- Open Wide: A Kids Podcast About Dentistry!
You can find these wherever you get your podcasts!
ADDITIONAL BOOKS
- Curious George Visits the Dentist, H.A. Rey
- Let's Meet a Dentist, Bridget Heos
- The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist, Stan & Jan Berenstain
- The Crocodile and the Dentist, Tori Gamo
- The Tooth Book: A Guide to Healthy Teeth and Gums, Edward Miller
- The Tooth Book, Dr. Seuss
Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation
More resources from Delta Dental!
- Grin! for Kids activity book
- Tooth Fairy resources & activities
- Truths & Myths: Oral Health Resources (kids)
- Oral Health Library (adults)