 Overview
The ADA's major national health observance
is National
Children's Dental Health Month,
which takes place each February. The observance
began as a one-day event in Cleveland,
Ohio, on February 3, 1941. During that
year, February 3 - 7 was designated as
Children's Dental Health Week in Akron,
Ohio.
The ADA held the first national observance
of Children's Dental Health Day on February
8, 1949. The single day observance became
a weeklong event in 1955. And in 1981,
the program was extended to a month-long
celebration known today as National Children's
Dental Health Month.
Since 1941, the observance
has grown from a two-city event into
a nationwide program. NCDHM messages reach
millions of people in communities across
the country and at numerous armed service
bases around the world. Local observances
often include poster, coloring and essay
contests, health fairs, free dental screenings,
museum exhibits, classroom presentations
and dental office tours.
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Additional
Resources
Looking for other national health
observances and materials? The National
Health Information Center (a service
of the Office of Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion provides an annual
guide," National
Health Observances  ," to
aid health care providers, teachers
and others who wish to highlight health
care issues in their offices and classrooms.
Please note: The ADA does not provide specific answers
to individual questions about fees, dental problems, conditions, diagnoses,
treatments or proposed treatments, or requests for research. Information about
dental referrals, complaints and a variety of dental procedures may
be found here. You can also refer to our Frequently
Asked Questions page for answers to common questions.
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