Keeping Teeth Healthy: Electronic Resources

This is a collection of electronic resources (websites, software, etc.) about keeping teeth healthy. A separate collection of Print Resources is also available.

Key: E = Elementary (K–5), I = Intermediate (6–8), HS = High School (9–12), C = College, G = General Public

Starting Points

Your Oral Health, from the American Dental Association. (G)
National Children’s Dental Health Month Information, from Ms. Flossy’s Dental Hygiene News. (E)
Healthy Teeth, from the Nova Scotia Dental Association. (E)
Oral Health Resources, from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (G)
American Dental Association, (G)
Find oral health news, interactive learning tools and more for consumers, teachers, students, and the media. There is an A to Z list of health topics plus dental education games, puzzles and an interactive story for children.
Colgate Kids’ World, from Colgate Palmolive. (E, I)
Dental Activity Pages for Kids!, from the Tennessee Department of Health. (E, I)
Puzzles and games to teach kids about dental health.
Dental Health for Kids, from LookSmart. (E, I, HS)
Links to help kids learn about teeth, cavities, dentists and tooth care.
Dental Health Month, from DLTK’s Crafts for Kids. (E)
Dental Health Month is February but these crafts can be fun any time of year.
Dental Health Topics, from the Child Development Institute. (G)
Links to information on child dental health for parents.
Healthy Teeth, from the Nova Scotia Dental Association. (E)
An oral health education database produced by dentists. It is designed for elementary school students curious about the “whys?” of oral health.
National Children’s Dental Health Month Information, from Ms. Flossy’s Dental Hygiene News. (E)
Oral Health Resources, from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (G)
Links from the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
Surfing the Net with Kids — Your Healthy Smile, from Barbara J. Feldman. (E, I, HS)
An annotated list of dental hygiene web picks.
Your Oral Health, from the American Dental Association. (G)

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