Interactive Health Fair Ideas
- Demonstrate mouthguard fabrication.
- Demonstrate sealant placement.
- Demonstrate toothbrushing and flossing on dentoform puppet.
- Number items (plastic ducks, for example) or color-code toothbrushes for booth visitor to choose; have oral health questions keyed to numbers or color and grouped by age.
- Wear dental costume and mingle relaying oral health messages as dental stickers, toys, or toothbrushes are distributed.
- Read an oral health book geared to particular audience.
- Use puppets with theater for transmitting oral health messages via script geared to various age groups.
- Show oral health directed videotapes in a "theater;" serve popcorn.
- Face paint with dental themes.
- Have Polaroid photo taken with mascot
- Engrave names on toothbrush handles
- Beanbag toss into clown's mouth for dental theme sticker or toy.
- Role-play items: gowns, masks, gloves.
- Display dentoforms with fillings, bridges, implants, etc.
If you have a new idea to add to the list please contact:
Rita Hope, RDH, LCSW
Oral Health Promotions
Indiana State Department of Health
Phone: 317.233.7447
Fax: 317.233.7001
Acknowledgements: Carmine Griffis BSPH, RDH
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