{"id":53,"date":"2016-07-28T17:36:59","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T17:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/oral-health\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2026-02-05T16:35:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T16:35:55","slug":"curricula-for-schools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/oral-health\/curricula-for-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Curricula for Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-53\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-53-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-53-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-53-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3>Smart Smiles<\/h3>\n<p>Educators! The mouth is the gateway to the body and keeping it clean and healthy helps prevent bigger issues, like cavities, that may affect other conditions. Teaching good oral health habits\u00a0<strong>early<\/strong>\u00a0is one way you can help! The Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation provides several resources below to help make it possible to provide important oral health lessons to your students:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Smart Smiles is the Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation's oral health curriculum for grades K-5. There are videos, worksheets and lessons tied specifically to Virginia SOLs available on this page below. You can teach all of the lessons or pull from the ones that you think would interest your students the most.<\/li>\n<li>The Delta Dental Institute has partnered with PBS Kids to provide\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/healthysmilelearning.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> with additional dental health resources. To help you quickly locate resources that align with Virginia's SOLs on this website, we have created\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/deltadentalva.com\/dam\/jcr:2550b771-96e6-42b8-85d0-e295746e43e4\/1216%20FN%20Smart%20Smiles%20Resource%20Guide_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dental Health Resource Guide<\/a>\u00a0that offers\u00a05-10 lessons per grade (K-5).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deltadentalva.com\/foundation\/smart-smiles.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deltadentalva.com\/foundation\/smart-smiles.html<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"bold\">Other Resources<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Activity Sheets<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/08\/flosswordsearch.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Floss Word Search<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/08\/flossing.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flossing Challenge<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/08\/brush.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brushing Fun<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Additional Educational Information<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Plaque and Tooth Decay<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/04\/PlaqueAndToothDecay.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/04\/PlaqueAndToothDecay-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spanish<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nutrition and Oral Health<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/04\/NutritionAndOralHealth.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/04\/NutritionAndOralHealth-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spanish<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Baby or Primary Teeth <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/04\/BrushUpOnOralHealth-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spanish<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brush Up on Oral Health <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/04\/BrushUpOnOralHealth.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Common Questions About Fluoride<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/04\/CommonQuestionsFlouride.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brushing Your Child's Teeth<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/04\/BrushingYourChildsTeeth.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/04\/BrushingYourChildsTeeth-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spanish<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Baby Teeth Care<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/04\/BabyTeethCare.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/04\/BabyTeethCare-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spanish<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>3 Video Healthy Habits<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3_i5yvGOnkA?si=1YRXZ_t3oesXBxf9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Healthy Habit All Stars: How to Brush<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zk8icgEBMyc?si=fDBchM5QrmnDAWKx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Healthy Habit All Stars: How to Floss<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cH_GvjiYntA?si=5aIYst_kSYC8ebuC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Healthy Habit All Stars: How to Prevent Cavities<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smart Smiles Educators! 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