DENTAL
HEALTH WEB SITES FOR
TEACHERS
& STUDENTS
Access these sites through your computer’s Internet
connection. Open the underlined
address (URL). Information can be
printed or downloaded to your computer.
Be sure to follow links to other sites and find your way back with the
“Back” button. All of the sites listed were active as of January 22, 2002. The evaluation is by the AVA Center staff
according to the amount of information given and its potential use in the
classroom. NOTE: Some of the sites are sponsored by companies
making dental care products. The
children’s sections, though, are relatively free of commercial info.
ADA KIDS’ CORNER NEW!!
http://www.ada.org/public/topics/kids/index.html
The American Dental
Associations official site for kids with Interactive Games, Puzzles/Word Games,
Dudley Movies, Topics for You, Message to Parents, and information on National
Children’s Dental Health Month (February).
Excellent
BRAINPOP
http://www.brainpop.com/health/digestive/teeth/
A fun site with a movie, coloring pages, Experiments with Bob the Ex-Labrat, Tune in with Cassie and Rita, and a quiz. Excellent
COLGATE KIDS’ WORLD
– NO CAVITIES CLUBHOUSE
http://kids-world.colgatepalmolive.com/
Includes Take a World Tour, Magic School Bus Brushing Up game; Brush, Brush, Brush Chart to print out and color; Jungle Game; Coloring Storybook; Tooth Fairy; Toothman; Tell the Tooth; Fun Facts, links and more. Excellent
DELTA DENTAL KIDS
CLUB
Click on Kids’ Club: Captain Supertooth, Dental Trivia, Plaque Attack Game, Cartoons, Coloring Pages and more. Excellent
LET’S TALK TEETH – UNIT PLAN
http://atozteacherstuff.com/lessons/LetsTalkTeeth.shtml NEW!!
A unit plan for primary and
intermediate students. Includes: Make a
Tooth Model, Make a Book, The Tooth Fairy Came Last Night (Poem), My Teeth
Chant, Play a Game and Teeth Graph.
Excellent
MAKE YOUR OWN TOOTHPASTE AND TOOTH POWDER NEW!!
http://mizar5.com/toothpst.htm
An article from “The OraMedia Newsletter for
Dental Self-Sufficiency” on using common ingredients such as baking soda,
glycerin, and flavoring to make your own tooth powder and toothpaste. A good project for class. Excellent
SPARKLE CITY
http://www.crestkids.com/index_flash.html
Crest’s dental health site for kids with terrific graphics and sound. Sections: The Sparkles Galactic Blaster (with tooth tunes), Doc Croc’s Virtual Visit (explore the dentist’s office), Robo Hippo’s Star Painter (connect the dots and paint the picture) and Geena’s Adventure (fighting the Rough and Rot Riders). Outstanding site for children. Excellent
TEETH: ONLINE WORD SEARCH PUZZLE NEW!!
http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/nbarkhou/health/wordsearch/grade1searchteeth.html
An online word search puzzle
for primary grades with words associated with teeth such as: canines, molars,
etc. Excellent
THE WISDOM TOOTH
http://www.umanitoba.ca/outreach/wisdomtooth/
What is a Dental Hygienist? Brushing Tips, Flossing Tips, Tips for Parents, FAQs, links. Excellent
YO, IT’S TIME FOR
BRACES!
http://prince.thinkquest.org/5029/
Facts and information to help with deciding to get braces and how to cope with them. By kids for kids. A colorful site. Excellent
THE ADVENTURES OF MR. REACH
Sections include: You and Your Family (Teaching Brushing and Flossing, Tooth Timeline, Toothsome Terms, etc.) Kids (Games, Messages, Coloring Page) and Mr. Reach’s Toolbox (online product info). Very Good
BRACES INFO
A great deal of information on braces. There is a FAQs section and Fun Section with:
Fun Facts, Fun Dental Quiz, Free Dental Reminders, Famous People Who Wore Braces, Orthodontic Joke Archive and more. Very Good
BRACE YOURSELF! LEARNING ABOUT ORTHODONTIC DEVICES –
LESSON PLAN NEW!!
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20001205tuesday.html
A lesson plan for grades 6-8
and 9-12 in which students create models showing how braces and other
orthodontic devices can be used to correct various dental problems. Very Good
BRUSHING AND FLOSSING TO A HEALTHY SMILE – LESSON PLAN NEW!!
A lesson plan for grade 3
teaching that germs on the teeth need to be removed by brushing and flossing
your teeth. Very Good
DENTAL HEALTH LESSON PLAN NEW!!
http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Health/Body_Systems_and_Senses/BSS0008.html
A first grade lesson plan on
the importance of brushing and flossing your teeth. Very Good
DENTAL HEALTH MONTH
http://www.dupagehealth.org/health_ed/dental_month.html
An extensive list of activities for children on dental health and care. Very Good
DENTAL ZONE HEALTH QUIZ NEW!!
http://www.saveyoursmile.com/quiz/dzonlinequiz.html
An online quiz on dental
health. For upper elementary and junior
high as a review. Very Good
DENTAL WORD SEARCH GAME NEW!!
http://www.hsdm.med.harvard.edu/pages/dentcent/p8.html
A Word Search Game to print
out for older students with words such as: bicuspid, hygiene,
orthodontist. Very Good
HEALTHY TEETH –
ORAL EDUCATION DATABASE
Sections: Teeth and Gums, Prevention, Cavities, Braces, Experiments & Activities and Teacher (small). Very Good
THE SMILESTONES
http://www.thesmilestones.com/
Visit Smilestone Island and learn about teeth and dental health. Print out pictures for coloring and download a comic strip. Very Good
SNACK FACTS
http://www.umanitoba.ca/outreach/wisdomtooth/snack.htm
Fact sheet about how foods affect the health of the mouth. Includes three lists: Nutritionally and Dentally Acceptable, Nutritionally Acceptable but Poor for Teeth, and Nutritionally and Dentally Least Acceptable. Very Good
A TEACHER’S DENTAL HEALTH PAGE NEW!!
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/9893/teeth.html
A teacher’s ideas on teaching
dental health. Includes: Books to Read
to Your Class, Lesson Ideas, Teethy Songs and Poems, Crafts to Do with Your
Class, and Awesome Links (broken link).
Very Good
TEETH THEME UNIT NEW!!
http://www.abcteach.com/teeth/teethtoc.htm
Ideas for learning about
teeth. Sections: Report Planner, Report
Form, Shape Book, Shape Book/Lines, Tooth Fact Web Organizer, Teeth KWL, Dental
Health Make Ad, “When I Get Up” Song, Poem Form, Toothy Tongue Twisters, Toothy
Similes, Tooth Flash Cards, Word Search, Word Unscramble, Toothy Smiles, and
Brush Your Teeth. For elementary
children. Very Good
THE TRUTH ABOUT TEETH NEW!!
http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/teeth_noSW.html
A site for elementary
students on teeth and keeping them healthy.
Very Good
WEB DENTAL OFFICE
http://users.forthnet.gr/ath/abyss/index.htm
Information and graphics. Sections: The Mouth, Oral Hygiene Tips, Dental Advice for Children, Dental Problems, The Dentist, and Links. There is also a Games section with 10 dental related games. Very Good
WHAT CAUSES TOOTH DECAY? – LESSON PLAN NEW!!
A lesson plan for grades 2-6
using vinegar and eggshells to simulate the causes and implications of tooth
decay. Very Good
CDA FACT SHEET ON
SMOKELESS TOBACCO – EFFECTS ON THE MOUTH
http://www.cda.org/public/cch5fs.html
A one-page fact sheet on the dangers of smokeless tobacco such as gum recession and cancer. Good
CHILDREN’S DENTISTRY – MAKING DENTISTRY FUN FOR KIDS NEW!!
http://www.dentalreview.com/kids/index.htm
A basic site for young
children. Includes: Stinky Tooth’s
Reminder to Brush Your Teeth, Ode to Bacteria, the Stinky Tooth Quiz and Learn
About Your Teeth. Good
HEALTHY FOODS FOR YOUR TEETH – CLASSROOM ACTIVITY NEW!!
http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/717.html
A classroom activity for
elementary grades in which groups of students determine what foods are “good”
and “bad” for teeth and then use baskets to sort a selection of foods into
dental healthy and unhealthy. Good
HEALTHY KIDS PAGE – TENNESSEE DEPT. OF HEALTH NEW!!
http://www.state.tn.us/health/kids/
Scroll down the page for the
Healthy Smiles section: My Brush and Floss Chart, Dental Wordsearch #1, and
Dental Wordsearch #2. Good
PRO TEACHER- DENTAL
HEALTH LESSON PLANS
http://www.proteacher.com/120035.shtml
A set of 10 lesson plans for teaching dental health. Good
SNACK SMART FOR HEALTHY TEETH NEW!!
http://www.nidr.nih.gov/health/pubs/snaksmrt/main.htm
A site for children on
choosing snacks that are good for your teeth.
Good
TOOTH FAIRY
Dental links, Tooth Fairy FAQs, Baby Teeth Info, Hygiene Tips and more. Good
This list was compiled by the Cumberland County AVA Center. For more sites or to offer suggestions for future web lists, contact us at #856-451-0817 or email: cumbavac@snip.net
The site list is also posted
on three web sites so far:
http://www.improvelearning.com/text/tchr_web/tchr_web.html
http://www.clueslibs.org/information/ccl/default.htm
January 2002