Happy teeth program

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

• brochure (PDF 967 kB)
• poster (PDF 388 kB)
• sticker (PDF 251 kB)

Keeping gums healthy during pregnancy

• fact sheet (PDF 145 kB)
• brochure (PDF 615 kB)

Thumb sucking and dummies

• fact sheet (PDF 183 kB)
• brochure (PDF 397 kB)

Teething

• fact sheet (PDF 217 kB)
• brochure (PDF 2905 kB)

Preventing infant tooth decay

• fact sheet (PDF 172 kB)
• brochure (PDF 522 kB)

First dental visit

• fact sheet (PDF 185 kB)
• brochure (PDF 613 kB)

Posters and training aids

• How to keep your teeth healthy poster (PDF 1533 kB)
• Amount of sugar in common foods poster (PDF 1847 kB)
• Toothbrushing calendar (PDF 246 kB)
• How to brush sticker (PDF 348 kB)
• Oral health resources in other languages

Colouring in activities

• Brush your teeth colour in (PDF 364 kB)
• Dentist checkup colour in (PDF 77 kB)

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.