Elementary students learn good dental hygiene

The daughter of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Juan Brambila, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron water fuels maintenance, demonstrates proper brushing techniques during a National Children's Dental Health Month presentation held at Sollars Elementary School on Misawa Air Base, Japan Feb. 16, 2012. National Children's Dental Health Month gives the 35th Dental Squadron the opportunity to teach children about proper oral hygiene and healthy snacking habits. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown/Released)

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The daughter of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Juan Brambila, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron water fuels maintenance, demonstrates proper brushing techniques during a National Children's Dental Health Month presentation held at Sollars Elementary School on Misawa Air Base, Japan Feb. 16, 2012. National Children's Dental Health Month gives the 35th Dental Squadron the opportunity to teach children about proper oral hygiene and healthy snacking habits. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown/Released)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jon Vandewalker, 35th Dental Squadron, teaches Sure Start students at Sollars Elementary School how to floss their teeth during a National Children's Dental Health Month presentation at Misawa Air Base, Japan Feb. 16, 2012. Throughout the month, members of the 35 DS will teach children the importance of brushing and flossing their teeth as well as limiting sugary and starchy snacks that bacteria thrive on. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Jon Vandewalker, 35th Dental Squadron, teaches Sure Start students at Sollars Elementary School how to floss their teeth during a National Children's Dental Health Month presentation at Misawa Air Base, Japan Feb. 16, 2012. Throughout the month, members of the 35 DS will teach children the importance of brushing and flossing their teeth as well as limiting sugary and starchy snacks that bacteria thrive on. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown/Released)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tamika Lardell, 35th Dental Squadron NCO in charge of preventive dentistry, teaches Sure Start students at Sollars Elementary School how to brush their teeth during a National Children's Dental Health Month presentation at Misawa Air Base, Japan Feb. 16, 2012. Children can be seen at the dentist as soon as their first tooth emerges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tamika Lardell, 35th Dental Squadron NCO in charge of preventive dentistry, teaches Sure Start students at Sollars Elementary School how to brush their teeth during a National Children's Dental Health Month presentation at Misawa Air Base, Japan Feb. 16, 2012. Children can be seen at the dentist as soon as their first tooth emerges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown/Released)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tamika Lardell, 35th Dental Squadron NCO in charge of preventive dentistry, talks to third grade students at Sollars Elementary School about the importance of brushing and flossing their teeth during a Children's Dental Health Month presentation at Misawa Air Base, Japan Feb. 16, 2012. National Children's Dental Health Month began as a one-day event in Cleveland, Ohio. on Feb. 3, 1941 and the American Dental Association held the first national observance of Children's Dental Health Day on Feb. 8, 1949. This single day of observance became a week-long event in 1955, and in 1981, the program was extended to a month-long celebration known today as National Children's Dental Health Month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tamika Lardell, 35th Dental Squadron NCO in charge of preventive dentistry, talks to third grade students at Sollars Elementary School about the importance of brushing and flossing their teeth during a Children's Dental Health Month presentation at Misawa Air Base, Japan Feb. 16, 2012. National Children's Dental Health Month began as a one-day event in Cleveland, Ohio. on Feb. 3, 1941 and the American Dental Association held the first national observance of Children's Dental Health Day on Feb. 8, 1949. This single day of observance became a week-long event in 1955, and in 1981, the program was extended to a month-long celebration known today as National Children's Dental Health Month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown/Released)