National Children ’ s Dental Health Month Soars Through Pennsylvania
By Sara Mattrick , Communications Coordinator
Flashing their capes , the American Dental Association ’ s ( ADA ) oral health heroes , the McGrinn Twins , Flossy and Buck , and the Smiley twins , Den and Gen , soared into classrooms throughout Pennsylvania with one mission in mind : to fight for good oral health . To promote this year ’ s National Children ’ s Dental Health Month ( NCDHM ), the twins encouraged students to “ Join the Super Smile Team ,” and shared with them the super powers you can attain from taking good care of your teeth . Their one easy rule for joining the Team was “ 2min2x ”— code for " brush your teeth two minutes , two times a day .”
The distribution of lesson plan kits was conducted electronically once again this year . They were made accessible to more than 1,500 schools who were contacted for participation . The kits contained a lesson plan featuring dental health discussion topics , fun classroom activities , interactive games and activity sheets . A complimentary “ Join the Super Smile Team ” poster was offered to each classroom featuring the ADA ’ s Super Smile Team of oral health heroes .
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