Dental Health Books for Speech Therapy

Do you do a dental health theme in February? While February is usually slammed with Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, and Black history Month, I love sliding Dental Health in at the end of the month. It’s a great way to incorporate a dentist dramatic play theme, encourage good health and hygiene, and acts as a great bridge in between Winter and Spring. I compiled a list of my favorite Dental Health books for speech therapy below. Affiliate links are included, but you can find many of these as read-alouds on other websites.

In addition to promoting literacy, books are perfect for working on many other goals. I can target articulation, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, grammar, MLU, and every other student goal using just a single book!

Bear’s Loose Tooth, by Karma Wilson- This is one of my favorite Bear Books! Bear has a loose tooth….what will he do? All of his friends step in to help!
How Many Teeth, by Paul Showers- This is a fantastic book with factual information, introducing kids to baby and adult teeth and the importance of taking care of them properly!
The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist, by Stan and Jan Berenstain- Follow Sister and Brother Bear as they go to the dentist for a check up, which results in Sister losing her first tooth and the Tooth Fairy making an appearance!
How to Catch the Tooth Fairy, by Adam Wallace- The Tooth Fairy is working, collecting teeth from all the kids, while avoiding all of their creative traps. Will they catch her?
The Night Before the Tooth Fairy, by Natasha Wing- Another adorable book from Natasha Wing, detailing all the excitement that comes the night before the Tooth Fairy comes, ending with an unexpected surprise!
Just Going to the Dentist, by Mercer Mayer- As always, this is another cute book with the Little Critter characters. This time they go to the dentist!
Community Helpers Dentists, by Cari Meister- This is a great nonfiction book that gives lots of factual information about dentists and teeth in kid-friendly language.
Dr. DeSoto, by William Steig- Dr. DeSoto (a mouse), only treats animals who are safe. Until one day a fox shows up. Dr. DeSoto wants to treat him kindly, but how can he do so and stay safe?
The Tooth Book, by Dr. Seuss- The perfect book for younger students as you are introducing them to teeth and how different animals have different looking teeth!
Llama Llama, Loose Tooth Drama, by Anna Dewdney- The beloved Llama Llama has his first loose tooth! He’s both excited and anxious!

Additional Materials

If you’re looking for other activities for dental health, here are a few extra options that are low or no prep, and lots of fun! They all pair together perfectly to target vocabulary, comprehension, and more. Themes do not have to be elaborate or require tons of stuff!

Bear’s Loose Tooth book companion- Use this comprehensive book companion for all the things. Tareget comprehension, sequencing, vocabulary, story grammar, writing, articulation, following directions, and so much more!

Dramatic Play Dentist– If you have younger students or your own children who love dramatic (pretend) play, they are sure to love this Dramatic Play Dentist set! It’s low prep, so just print and laminate for hours of fun year after year! If you need a dentist set, I paired it with this Melissa and Doug set from Amazon and this adorable wooden set as well.

Collect the Teeth Boom Card Articulation Set- Practice articulation sounds in the initial position of words while collecting teeth for the Tooth Fairy! It’s engaging, fun, and completely digital, so NO PREP! Available on TpT and Boom.