KDA Children's Dental Health Month Campaign

The KDA is holding its annual Drawing Contest and Class Project Contest.

All third-grade students in Kansas are invited to participate! 

All entries are due by Friday, March 3rd, 2023. 

The KDA Council on Children's Dental Health normally targets the third-grade population because there is already a dental health unit in their science curriculum.

Click the images below for activity sheets!

Contest Rules

Submit a dental health video or other presentation with this year's theme, "Brush, Floss, Smile!" for the chance to win a $500 gift card for 1st place, a $250 gift card for 2nd place, or a $100 gift card for 3rd place!

• Be Creative! Integrate art, technology, science, music, PE, or any of your other favorite subjects to show us how you're promoting good dental health practices in the 3rd-grade classroom! Feel free to include other school staff.

• Be bold! Make a 2-3 minute video production or slide show!

• Be you! Your creativity will be on display on the KDA website and social media pages! Visit ksdental.org for contest updates, and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter!

How to submit your class project entry:

send your submission to KDA Communications Coordinator, Sandra Romero, email to sandra@ksdental.org, or mail in your entry.

Mailing:

Kansas Dental Association 

5200 SW Huntoon St, Topeka KS 66604

Entries must be submitted no later than Friday, March 3, 2023.

Contest Rules

This contest is open to all 3rd (third) grade students enrolled in the 2022-2023 school year across the state of Kansas. 

Each student must submit an original drawing depicting the theme, "Brush, Floss, Smile!"

Entries are to be submitted on the drawing entry form on this page. 

Drawings may be done in pencil, marker, watercolor, or crayon. Don’t forget to include the student's name, teacher's name, phone number, and school name at the bottom of the entry form.

Entries must be submitted no later than Friday, March 3, 2023.

Selection Process:

Each KDA Dental District Chairperson will choose the top entry from their area. The KDA will then send a $50 gift card to the winning students to be spent on whatever they like! As a “thank you” for including dental health in your curriculum, we will also send a $100 gift card to the winning student's teacher to buy classroom supplies or help with the cost of activities!

Winners will be notified on or around Friday, March 31, 2023. Regretfully, no entries can be returned. Entries may be used for promotional purposes on the KDA website and social media pages.

How to submit your drawing entry:

You can submit your entries directly on the KDA website or by emailing sandra@ksdental.org

2022 Contest Winners

Drawing Contest Winners

Altoona-Midway Elementary, Hazel Grove Elementary, Central Plains Elementary

Classroom Project Contest First Place Winner

Mrs. Erway's Class at Fort Larned Elementary School

Rewarding Kansas Teachers for Promoting Good Dental Health

In 2014, the Council on Children’s Dental Health made the decision to change the Drawing Contest; and award a prize to the winning student and their participating teacher.

“In years past, a bicycle was awarded to the winning student; however, the response had been dwindling and many districts were not receiving any entries at all,” said Niki Sadler, Director of Operations for the Kansas Dental Association.

“The idea was to target those who could actually influence the classroom curriculum. We felt that benefiting the teacher as well as the student, would show the teacher that we appreciate their service. The teacher is the one who makes a difference.”

In addition to the Drawing Contest, the Council created the KDA Class Project Contest, in which third-grade teachers can submit a dental health video or other presentation for the chance to win a larger prize – a $500 gift card for 1st place, $250 gift card for 2nd place, or $100 gift card for 3rd place.

Once received, the class projects are evaluated and scored by the Council on Children’s Dental Health and KDA staff, then the top three projects are judged by the General Assembly at the KDA Annual Business Meeting.

Contest History

Since 2014, the KDA has sent school nurses and third-grade teachers at every elementary school in Kansas a campaign information packet encouraging them to teach students about dental health and celebrate National Children's Dental Health Month. 

Entries for the contests are then submitted to the KDA office and the Council on Children's Dental Health district chairpersons.

Ready to participate and looking for inspiration? View the winners of the 2018 Drawing Contest and Class Project Contest. 

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