Dental / Toothbrushing Chart

Print a Toothbrushing Chart Kids Will Actually Use

Twice a day, every day — that is the goal of every dentist and every parent. This free printable toothbrushing chart turns that goal into something a child can see and tick. The page gives you a simple grid: the seven days of the week run down the left, and a Morning and a Night column run across the top, each with a box big enough for a small hand to colour in, tick, or cover with a sticker.

Print it, stick it on the bathroom mirror or wall, and hand over a pen. The chart does the reminding so you do not have to nag — children love filling the boxes, and the visible streak of completed days is its own reward.

Why a paper brushing chart beats a reminder app

Children live in the present, and the bathroom is exactly where the action happens. A reminder buried in a parent's phone is invisible at 7am with a toothbrush in hand; a bright chart taped beside the sink is impossible to miss. A printable toothbrushing chart helps with:

• building a twice-daily brushing habit that sticks
• making the routine the child's responsibility, not the parent's reminder
• celebrating a full week or fortnight of brushing without missing a session
• spotting which time of day gets skipped — usually the night brush
• preparing for a dentist visit with a record of recent brushing
• classroom and nursery dental-health weeks and oral-hygiene lessons

What you can customise

• Weeks: one week (a single seven-day block) or two weeks side by side for a fortnight on one page.
• Tracking columns: keep both Morning and Night, or toggle one off if you only want to track one session. At least one column is always included.
• Chart title: free text, perfect for "Mia's Brushing Chart" or "Super Smile Squad".
• Child name: printed in the header strip, or leave blank for a write-in line.
• Paper size: A4 or US Letter, so the grid lines up with your printer.

The seven weekday rows are fixed — weekends get their own rows because brushing routines often slip on a Saturday or Sunday, and the chart makes that visible.

Worked example

Sam wants to help his four-year-old, Mia, brush twice a day without a battle every bedtime. He titles the chart "Mia's Super Smile Chart", keeps both Morning and Night columns, and chooses a single week. He prints it on A4 and tapes it to the bathroom mirror at Mia's height, with a sheet of star stickers on the shelf below.

Every morning and every night Mia sticks a star in the right box. By Sunday the chart shows two full columns of stars — except one missing Saturday night, when the family was out late. Instead of a big end-of-week prize, the stars themselves are the celebration, and Sam prints a fresh chart on Monday. After a month the bedtime battle has quietly disappeared.

Who the toothbrushing chart is for

Parents at home

One chart per child on the bathroom wall turns brushing into a game the child owns.

Teachers and nursery staff

Run a dental-health week, hand a chart home with each child, or build oral-hygiene habits into the classroom routine.

Dentists and dental hygienists

Send patients home with a brushing chart to track the fortnight before a check-up, especially for children learning a new brushing routine.

Childminders and grandparents

Keep an identical chart at each home so the brushing habit travels with the child.

How to use the generator

1. Choose one week or two weeks.
2. Keep both Morning and Night columns, or toggle one off.
3. Type a chart title — the child's name works well.
4. Add the child's name for the header, or leave it blank to write in by hand.
5. Select A4 or US Letter.
6. Watch the live preview update, then download the PDF and print.
7. Tape it beside the bathroom sink and let the child tick or sticker each brush.

Methodology — what the template looks like

The page opens with a friendly title strip holding the chart name and the child's name. Below it sits a clean table: the left-hand column lists the seven days of the week, and across the top sit the Morning and Night columns (one block per week when you pick a fortnight). Each intersection holds a tick box large enough for a child to colour in, tick, or cover with a star sticker. Row heights are generous so the boxes stay easy for little hands.

The layout is produced through the shared branded PDF template, so margins, fonts and footer match the rest of the classroom library. Print on plain paper for a low-fuss chart, or on slightly heavier card if it is going to survive a fortnight of damp bathroom hands.

Tips for making the brushing chart land

• Put the chart at the child's eye level beside the sink — within reach of the toothbrush.
• Let the child do the ticking or stickering themselves. Ownership is the whole point.
• Praise the tick, not just the full week. Each box is a small win.
• Watch the night column — the evening brush is the one most often skipped.
• Reset with a fresh chart every Monday, or pick the two-week option for a longer streak.
• Pair the chart with a two-minute song or timer so each brush lasts long enough.

Designed for A4 and US Letter printing

The toothbrushing chart prints cleanly on both A4 and US Letter. Tick-box sizes and row heights scale to the paper so the boxes stay big enough for small hands on either size. Print at 100% scale so the grid lines up neatly.

Related printable classroom activities

Parents and teachers often pair the toothbrushing chart with other home and classroom printables:

• Star of the Week
• Achievement Certificate
• Reward Coupons and Brag Tags
• All About Me Worksheet