Use our oral health educational materials to help you and your loved ones improve your oral health literacy. Learn how we help millions of Americans access high-quality oral health care.
Educational materials
We offer a comprehensive set of materials to help family members and health educators reach those who are at higher risk for oral health conditions and diseases. View, print, or download any of these educational materials for yourself or for someone else.
Oral health for adults
- Oral Health Information for Adults – Flossing and Brushing (PDF - 2 MB)
- Brushing your teeth and flossing to prevent oral diseases is important. Learn the proper way to brush and floss.
- Oral Health Tips for People With HIV (PDF - 824 KB)
- HIV attacks the immune system, which makes it harder for the body to fight infections and illnesses. Learn how maintaining good oral health is an important part of managing your HIV.
- Regular Oral Health Care Keeps You Healthy (PDF - 697 KB)
- Learn how having regular dental appointments, keeping your teeth clean, and knowing the signs of dry mouth can keep you healthy.
- A Healthy Mouth Is a Healthy You: Information for People with HIV (PDF - 864 KB)
- Learn how HIV and HIV medicines can lead to oral health problems, including dry mouth.
Oral health for young children
- Brushing Your Child’s Teeth (PDF - 3 MB)
- This resource can help you:
- Learn tips for brushing your child’s teeth.
- Know the right amount of toothpaste to use.
- Understand when and how often to brush your child’s teeth.
- This resource can help you:
- Taking Care of Your Baby’s Oral Health (PDF - 1 MB)
- After your baby’s first tooth comes in, you should begin brushing their teeth. Learn tips for keeping your baby’s mouth and teeth healthy.
- Tips for Taking Care of Your Child’s Oral Health (PDF - 631 KB)
- Learn helpful tips for cleaning and taking care of your child’s teeth such as the proper way and how often to brush your child’s teeth.
Oral health conditions
- Oral Cancer: Early Detection Saves Lives (PDF - 406 KB)
- Learn what may put you at risk for oral cancer, the signs and symptoms of oral cancer, and why early detection is important.
- Oral Health Information for Adults – Dry Mouth (PDF - 456 KB)
- Having dry mouth all the time can lead to serious health problems. If you think you have dry mouth, learn what you can do about it.
Oral health fact sheet
Our programs help train oral health care providers, place providers in rural areas, and make it easier for people to find oral health care. You can download and print this fact sheet. It is sized at 8.5 x 11 inches.
HRSA Oral Health – Across the Agency Fact Sheet (PDF - 783 KB)
Research reports and recommendations
Oral health care is a part of all of our programs. Our work is based on the latest knowledge in the field.
- Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges
- In 2021, the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research looked at the factors that cause differences in oral health, and in oral health care, in different groups. This report suggests ways to improve oral health for all Americans.
- Healthy People 2030
- We’ve adopted the goals from Healthy People 2030 to make oral health care within reach for all.
- Integration of Oral Health and Primary Care Practice (PDF - 783 KB)
- In 2012, we developed the Integrating Oral Health and Primary Care Practice initiative to expand the oral health clinical competency of primary care clinicians. This report described the approach, processes, and outcomes of this initiative, and provided recommendations to improve the oral health care workforce.