How to Teach Kids About Dental Hygiene: Fun (FREE) Activities!

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Starting healthy habits young is essential to helping kids grow up happy and healthy. Simple tasks like brushing your teeth, seeing the dentist, and flossing are critical to a child’s overall health and wellbeing. Children with untreated cavities, for instance, often pain and infections which can make it difficult to eat nutritious food, speak clearly, socialize and learn in school. As they get older, they may also be at a like cardiovascular disease, certain types of cancer, respiratory and digestive problems, and other conditions.

DentalPlans.com, an online marketplace for dental savings plans, has launched a new, completely FREE activity book aimed at helping families teach their children about dental hygiene and oral health in a fun, engaging way.

The activity book includes three different activities. Here’s what’s inside:

Healthy Smiles Coloring Book

As you color, find answers to common questions, such as:

  • How often should I take my child to the dentist?
  • How long do they need to brush for?
  • Tips for flossing
  • And more!

Word Search

A fun way to learn dental words!

Tooth Fairy Origami

Make losing baby teeth more fun!

Children can create an origami envelope to place their tooth in, before putting it under their pillow for the tooth fairy to collect.

 

DentalPlans.com is committed to helping raise a healthy generation of children through education on the importance of oral health. Families can maximize the activity books’ impact by doing the activities together and discussing how to apply the advice in their everyday routine.

If you don’t have a pediatric or family dentist, DentalPlans.com can help you find a dentist and explore ways to lower the cost with a dental savings plan.

Dental savings plans are an affordable alternative to traditional dental insurance that can provide plan members with discounts of 10-60% on most dental procedures, including braces, filings and more, for the whole family. 

Learn more and Download Your Free Activity Book using the link above!

About Author

LaDonna Dennis

LaDonna Dennis is the founder and creator of Mom Life Nest. She wears many hats. She is a Homemaker*Blogger*Crafter*Reader*Pinner*Friend*Animal Lover* Former writer of Frost Illustrated and, Cancer...SURVIVOR! LaDonna is happily married to the love of her life, the mother of 3 grown children and "Grams" to 3 grandchildren. She adores animals and has four furbabies: Makia ( a German Shepherd, whose mission in life is to be her attached to her hip) and Hachie, (an OCD Alaskan Malamute, and Akia (An Alaskan Malamute) who is just sweet as can be. And Sassy, a four-month-old German Shepherd who has quickly stolen her heart and become the most precious fur baby of all times. Aside from the humans in her life, LaDonna's fur babies are her world.

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Willie G Harley Jacket
1 year ago

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Claudia Krusch
1 year ago

Such a fun coloring book! Thank you for sharing it!

poppy playtime
1 year ago

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Jonas Muller
Jonas Muller
1 year ago

The discussion is on how to teach kids about dental hygiene. Starting healthy habits young is essential for helping kids to grow up healthy and happy. Should teach them to start to brush. Listening to the dentist and flossing may be very critical for a kid and overall for his health , kids with an untreated cavity can make pain and affect their eating food. it can affect their study also.