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| Join ADA and PDA
in participating in National Children’s Dental Health
Month (NCDHM), an oral health campaign aimed to raise awareness about
the importance of good oral health. For the past 60 years, NCDHM has
played an important role in the education of America’s youth.
Celebrated each February, NCDHM messages and materials have reached
millions of children and parents in communities across the
country.
As you know, when children develop healthy
habits at an early age, it can lead to a lifetime of healthy teeth and
gums. NCDHM initiatives encourage children to see a dentist for regular
check-ups, to maintain a healthy and balanced diet, to wear mouth guards
when engaging in high-contact sports and to brush and floss
regularly.
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PDA's 2009 campaign received the
first-place award in the ADA 2009 Samuel D. Harris National Children's
Dental Health Month State Program Award. PDA has received merit
awards three times in the past six years, but has not won first place in
more than 15 years. This is a momentous achievement for PDA and all the
members who so generously donated their time and resources to make the
program a success. Also, the International Association of Business
Communicators (IABC) - Harrisburg Chapter honored PDA's NCDHM
program with a gold 2009 Capital Award in the category of community
relations campaigns.
Each year, PDA mails lesson plan
kits to all third-grade classrooms in every public, private and charter
elementary school. The kits include a lesson plan, activity
sheets and a poster for the classroom.
In addition, PDA sponsors a poster
contest for third-grade students, which annually
awards $1,750 in educational savings bonds to the students who design
the top three posters. The winning poster is printed as a bookmark and
distributed to public libraries across the state.
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In 2008, PDA launched the NCDHM Rewards
Program by teaming up with local restaurants and businesses to provide
free coupons to children who visit their dentist during NCDHM. The
program, which provided 30,000 coupons the first year, has gained
momentum with dentists and businesses alike. In 2010, PDA teamed up with
Applebee's, Hoss's and Rita's to provide more than 115,000
coupons to member dentists!
Please note: All coupons for this year are SOLD OUT. We plan to
continue the Rewards Program in 2011 and will post information when it
becomes available.
Questions about NCDHM? Contact Amber Wickard, communications coordinator, at (717) 234-5941, ext.
113.
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