Books for Young
Children: Nutrition
and Dental Health
NUTRITION
• Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert
• The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food by Stan
Berenstain
DENTAL HEALTH
• Brush, Brush, Brush from Scholastic at www.scholastic.com
• Sesame Street: Ready, Set, Brush – A Pop-up Book from
American Dental Association at www.ada.org
• Melvin the Magnificent Molar by Julia Cook and Laura Jana, MD
• Hello Reader: Make Your Way for Tooth Decay by Bobbi Katz
and Steve Bjorkman
MORE...
• What if You Had Animal Teeth by Sandra Markle
(Accessible at book sellers online or local access)
Dental Health for
Babies & Young Children
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research –
Child Oral Health Education and Tooth Decay Prevention
• English Brochure: “A Healthy Mouth For Your Baby”
http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/oralhealth/Topics/ToothDecay/
Documents/HealthyMouth_English_082714_508C.pdf
• English Fact Sheet: “A Healthy Mouth For Your Baby”
http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/oralhealth/Topics/ToothDecay/
Documents/healthybabyFactsheet0103.pdf
• Spanish Brochure: “Una boca saludable para su bebe’
(translation - A Healthy Mouth For Your Baby” http://www.
nidcr.nih.gov/oralhealth/OralHealthInformation/Spanish/
Documents/healthymouthSP_093014_508C.pdf
• Spanish Fact Sheet: “Una boca saludable para su bebe’
(translation - A Healthy Mouth For Your Baby” http://www.
nidcr.nih.gov/oralhealth/OralHealthInformation/Spanish/
Documents/UnaBocaSaludableFactSheet_508C.pdf
Oregon Oral Health Coalition – Accessing Dental Benefits
and Fluoride Varnish Information
• English Brochure: “Oregon Health Benefits” http://static1.
squarespace.com/static/554bd5a0e4b06ed592559a39/t/
568e9d757086d7966de68c59/1452186997279/EnglishDental+Benefits.pdf
• Spanish Brochure: “Beneficios Dentales” http://static1.
squarespace.com/static/554bd5a0e4b06ed592559a39/t/
568e9d857086d7966de68d16/1452187013036/SpanishDental+Benefits.pdf
• Fact Sheet: “Fluoride Varnish” (English and
Spanish) http://static1.squarespace.com/
static/554bd5a0e4b06ed592559a39/t/56f2f37d859fd0cad67e
592e/1458762622024/Fluoride+Varnish+-+What+You+Need
+to+Know+for+Parents_English+%26+Spanish.pdf
National Maternal & Child Oral Health Resource Center Oral Health for Mothers and Babies
Consumer Brochures in Spanish and English: These first few brochures on this website are
useful for guidance on maternal, baby and child dental care. http://mchoralhealth.org/
materials/brochures-consumer.php
•
A Healthy Smile for Your Baby: Tips to Keep Your Baby Healthy
• Una sonrisa saludable para tu bebé: Consejos para mantener sano a tu bebé
• A Healthy Smile for Your Young Child: Tips to Keep Your Child Healthy
• Una sonrisa saludable para tu niño pequeño: Consejos para mantener sano a tu niño
• Two Healthy Smiles: Tips to Keep You and Your Baby Healthy
• Dos sonrisas saludables: Consejos para mantenerte a ti y a tu bebé sanos
Nutrition: Food & Beverages
Indiana Dental Association - Drinks and Tooth Decay Information
• Brochure - English: “DrinksDestroyTeeth.org; http://drinksdestroyteeth.org/wp-content/
uploads/2012/10/4C_DrinksDestroyTeeth_2013.pdf
• Brochure- Spanish: DrinksDestroyTeeth.org; http://drinksdestroyteeth.org/wp-content/
uploads/2012/10/4C_SPANISH_DrinksDestroyTeeth_2013.pdf
• Mobile App available to download: Drinks Destroy Teeth APP; http://drinksdestroyteeth.
org/app/
United States Dept. of Agriculture (USDA): Choose My Plate Nutrition Guidelines and
Tips for Families
• Fact Sheets (Printable in Spanish and English) at the bottom of the link under ‘For more
information’ http://www.choosemyplate.gov/meals-and-snacks
• Healthy Eating for Preschoolers mini poster (English, Español)
• Use phrases that help not hinder (English)
• Be a healthy role model for children (English, Español)
• Kid-friendly veggies and fruits (English, Español)
• MyPlate snack tips for parents (English, Español)
• Make celebrations fun, health, and active (English, Español)
National Maternal & Child Oral Health Resource Center – Choosing Drinks for your Child
• Fact Sheet: Healthy Habits for Happy Smiles - Choosing Healthy Drinks for Your Young
Child http://mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/HHHS_Drinks.pdf
Breastfeeding
Massachusetts Department of Public Health:
WIC Nutrition Program – Supporting
Breastfeeding in the Child Care Setting
• Brochure: Breastfeeding Works! How to Meet
the Needs of Breastfed Babies in Child Care
https://d3knp61p33sjvn.cloudfront.net/2015/04/
breast_feeding_works.pdf
Paced Bottle Feeding Expressed Breastmilk Lansinoh- Benefits of Pace Bottle Feeding to
Support Breastfeeding in a Childcare Center
• Handout: Pace Bottle Feeding -Good
information on how to reduce overconsumption
of milk and preventing infant overwhelm by
infant setting the pace with the bottle feed.
https://www.lansinoh.com/uploads/files/foryour-patients/Paced_Feeding.pdf
ILCA’s Inside Track a resource for breastfeeding
mothers: Taking Care of Your Breastfed Baby’s
Teeth
• Fact Sheet: Taking Care of Your Breastfed
Baby’s Teeth; http://www.lunalactation.
com/08MayColor_dental.pdf
American Dental Association: MouthHealthy.com
• Breastfeeding: 6 Things Nursing Moms Should
Know About Dental Health: http://www.
mouthhealthy.org/en/az-topics/b/breastfeeding
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Up to Date Handling and Storage of Human
Milk – use as a supplemental guide with the
brochure: Breastfeeding Works.