As part of National Smile Month 2019, we’ve teamed up with our friends at Buddies to host a competition promoting excellent oral health.

Share a Smile is about getting young people excited about the importance of a healthy mouth.

It’s the perfect activity for kindergarten and school kids, schools and teachers, parents and guardians.

what it’s about

A child’s oral health and well-being are truly valuable.

A healthy mouth can not only improve a child’s quality of life, it can also determine their health as an adult.

Share a Smile is all about educating young children about oral health and hygiene. Use our materials and resources to teach kids the importance of oral health and hygiene — and how they can achieve healthy smiles.

Once you’ve done that, ask them to do one of these tasks:

  • Fill in a coloring sheet (for 0-4 years)
  • Write a poem (ages 5 and up)
  • Draw or paint a poster (ages 12+)

All of these activities should have the theme of a healthy smile.

We have many prizes to give away for individual winners and classes.

The rules

There are four categories you can enter:

Category A: 0-4 years

Decorate the Buddies Toothpaste coloring sheet to make it look fabulous and unique.

Category B: 5-11 years

Write a poem or design a poster to represent good oral health for National Smile Month.

Category C: 12-15 years

Write a poem or design a poster to represent good oral health for National Smile Month.

Category D: 16+ years

Write a poem or design a poster to represent good oral health for National Smile Month.

The competition is open to everyone. No restrictions apply.

Only one entry per person.

Winners and Prizes

Winners’ poems and posters will be published by the Oral Health Foundation.

There are also prizes for the winners of each category.

Individual Winners

Four tickets to a Merlin attraction will be awarded to the individual winner of each category.

Merlin attractions include Alton Towers, LEGOLAND, THORPE PARK and the London Eye… A great day out for family and friends!

More details about Merlin can be found here: www.merlinentertainments.biz/brands

group winner

Each child in each winner’s class or community group will receive an oral health gift bag.

This will be packed with awesome items including a toothbrush and toothpaste.

Guaranteed to make everyone smile.

Downloads and Resources

How to enter

Submit your coloring sheets, poems and posters by June 7, 2019.

Each entry must clearly show the following details:

  • Who owns the submission.
  • What category is entered (including age).
  • Contact details of the school or consenting legal guardian.

Submissions can be submitted to us at:

Oral Health Foundation, Smile House, 2 East Union Street, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 6AJ.

Make sure you reference Share a Smile either on the cover or inside.

Alternatively, the entries can be scanned and emailed to us [email protected], with the topic “Share a Smile”.

For those who need assistance submitting your entry or would really like recommendation on Share a Smile, please contact us contact us by e mail or on 01788 539 792.