Teaching Children how to floss Teeth

  • Break off about 18 inches of floss and wind most of it around one of your middle fingers. Wind the remaining floss around the same finger of the opposite hand. This finger will take up the floss as it becomes dirty. Hold the floss tightly between your thumbs and forefingers.
  • Guide the floss between your teeth using a gentle rubbing motion. Never snap the floss into the gums
  • When the floss reaches the gum line, curve it into a C shape against one tooth. Gently slide it into the space between the gum and the tooth.
  • Guide the floss between your teeth using a gentle rubbing motion. Never snap the floss into the gums
  • Repeat this method on the rest of your teeth

  • Don’t forget the back side of your last tooth.

For more information on how to Floss. Download an illustration from the ADA on how to floss.

Or check out the children’s video “Brushing Magic” featuring  Dudley the Dinosaur  and his friend Dee Dee.