Tough Tooth Team sets its sights on National Childrens Dental Heath Month

National Children’s Dental Health Month is right around the corner and the ADA has just the educational tools to help your office successfully participate.

The ADA offers a variety of tools to help raise awareness about the importance of oral health through the 2008 NCDHM Kit, featuring booklets, videos and other materials available for purchase through the ADA Catalog.

The Tough Tooth Team, exclusive to the ADA, helps entertain and educate young patients with a variety of valuable resources such as the “Happiness is a Healthy Smile” brochure (W290), Dental Fun Book (W430), Tough Tooth Team Bag (DAG020L鈥攃ontinental U.S. only), and the National Children’s Dental Health Month poster (W730).

Visit www.adacatalog.org to view the entire product selection and save $15 on orders of $75 or more with priority code 20805.

To place an order by phone, call 1-800-947-4746.聽

Whether you’re a member of the dental team, a teacher or parent, the ADA has free online resources that can enhance oral health presentations, ideas for the classroom, and coloring and activity sheets that can be used as handouts.

The 2008 campaign features two 8-by-11-inch posters that can be downloaded for use on billboards, in offices, classrooms and more. Coloring and activity sheets are also available on ADA.org. The poster slogans include “Fight Tooth Decay 24/7” and “Be a Breath of Fresh Air.”