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CONTACT: Tommy Johnson, D.M.D., (334) 206-5398
The Ninth Annual “Share Your Smile with Alabama” photo contest, sponsored by the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) Oral Health Office, seeks to promote oral health by featuring photographs of third grade students’ smiles. Promotions will be highlighted during February, National Children’s Dental Health Month. No entry fees are charged for the contest.
The competition is open to children living in Alabama who are:
- Third-grade students OR
- Children 8 to 10 years of age who are homeschooled
For official rules and an application form:
The ADPH Oral Health Office endorses the benefits of preventive dental visits for children, encourages community water fluoridation, and promotes the HPV vaccine which the Food and Drug Administration has approved for children beginning at 9 years of age.
One girl and one boy will be selected as the winners from the photos submitted. The pair will be highlighted in ADPH marketing campaigns to promote children’s oral health and featured in a statewide news conference on January 8, 2026.
State Dental Health Director Dr. Tommy Johnson said, “We sponsor this contest each year to bring attention to the need for children’s oral health care and the development of healthy oral health habits.”
The ADPH Oral Health Office is dedicated to preventing dental disease for Alabama's citizens by promoting and developing quality, cost-effective community and school-based preventive, educational and early treatment programs which emphasize the elimination of oral health disparities.
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County health departments throughout Alabama provide a wide range of confidential and professional services. Contact your local county health department for additional information.
Mission: To promote, protect, and improve Alabama’s health
Vision: Healthy People. Healthy Communities. Healthy Alabama.