About the program

The Happy Teeth Program helps educators and health professionals promote good dental health in children under 5 by:

  • understanding their role in dental health education
  • supporting parents, and helping children learn why it’s important to have healthy teeth and gums
  • leading children to form good dental habits that support their health throughout life.

Using the resource kit

The Happy Teeth Program resource kit (PDF 5971 kB) includes information, classroom activities and case studies about:

  • eating and drinking well
  • toothbrushing and dental hygiene
  • the importance of regular dental checks.

It also has information for developing healthy eating policies and communicating with parents and carers.

Program resources

The following resources support dental health education in early childhood settings.

Brochures and fact sheets

Drink well, eat well, clean well

Keeping gums healthy during pregnancy

Thumb sucking and dummies

Teething

Preventing infant tooth decay

First dental visit

Posters and training aids

Colouring in activities

You can also find more activities in our resource kit.

Songs and rhymes

The kit includes 22 rhymes for teaching children about healthy eating, cleaning teeth, and going to the dentist. Listen to all rhymes on Spotify.

Last updated: 21 May 2025