Information & Referral: February is Children's Dental Month

Each February, the American Dental Association (ADA) sponsors National Children's Dental Health Month to raise awareness about the importance of oral health. Children with disabilities often do not receive adequate oral health care. In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics found that dental care is the most prevalent unmet health care need for children with special healthcare needs, affecting substantially more children than any other health care need category. (Pediatrics, 2005)

ADA offers downloadable posters, activity sheets and brochures to help raise awareness about the importance of good oral health. They also provide ideas for activities for use in the classroom.

Learn more and find oral health resources for people with disabilities in your community.