October 6, 2024 – October 8, 2024
Hyatt Regency Aurora
13200 East 14th Place
Aurora, CO
8:00 AM Mountain Time
Tooth decay is the most prominent chronic health condition among young children in the U.S., impacting 50% of children. Children who have poor oral health often miss more school and receive lower grades than children who don’t. This session will introduce physical education teachers to fun, active, easy to implement lessons to reinforce oral health knowledge, skills, and healthy dental habits for Pre-K – 2nd grade students. All program materials presented are available for free.
Session Objectives:
Objective 1: Describe how students’ lives are positively impacted by gaining the knowledge and skills needed to create positive oral health habits for life.
Objective 2: Apply strategies to reinforce oral health messaging in physical education.
Objective 3: Recommend and advocate for the inclusion of oral health education as a part of Health and Physical Education
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