Annual Children’s Poster Contest
2025 Winners:
The Dr. Dennis D. Shinbori Award, Remy, 2nd Grade
2nd Place, Esther, 2nd Grade
Click here to view all 60 winning posters
The SFDS Community Dental Health Committee advances dental health and oral health education through numerous programs and volunteer efforts, including the Annual Children’s Poster Contest. Our theme for the 49th Annual 2025 Poster Contest is “Brush Twice a Day the San Francisco Way". Each year the Poster Contest is open to all San Francisco public and private kindergarten through 5th grade students.
The contest, held every February during National Children’s Dental Health Month, facilitates learning about dental health through an artistic means of inspiration and expression. In elementary schools throughout the city, imagination and imagery abound as children reveal their talents.
By recognizing the value of community, education, and bringing it all together with fun, color, and a little competition, everyone enjoys the benefits of helping young people learn the importance of proper dental hygiene.
We want to thank our sponsors and benefactors who make this annual event possible: UOP Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry and Northern California Practice Sales.
| Award | Name | School | Grade |
| The Dr. Dennis D. Shinbori Award | Remy M. | Chinese Immersion School at De Avila | 2nd Grade |
| 2nd Place | Esther L. | West Portal Lutheran School | 2nd Grade |
| 3rd Place | Theresa L. | Cornerstone Academy | 1st Grade |
| 3rd Place | Jayden L. | John Yehall Chin Elementary School | 3rd Grade |
| 3rd Place | Brenna Z. | Sutro Elementary School | 5th Grade |
| 4th Place | Penelope H.M. | Chinese Immersion School at De Avila | Kindergarten |
| 4th Place | Stella C. | Cornerstone Academy | 1st Grade |
| 4th Place | Abrielle L. | Cornerstone Academy | 2nd Grade |
| 4th Place | Madeline H.M. | Chinese Immersion School at De Avila | 3rd Grade |
| 4th Place | Chloe L. | Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School | 4th Grade |
| 4th Place | Abigail L. | West Portal Lutheran School | 5th Grade |
| 5th Place | Kaitlyn S. | Gordon J. Lau Elementary School | Kindergarten |
| 5th Place | Neal Y. | John Yehall Chin Elementary School | 1st Grade |
| 5th Place | Kelly C. | John Yehall Chin Elementary School | 2nd Grade |
| 5th Place | Laurence T. | John Yehall Chin Elementary School | 3rd Grade |
| 5th Place | Emmelyn C. | Zion Lutheran School | 4th Grade |
| 5th Place | Nathaniel C. | Zion Lutheran School | 5th Grade |
| 6th Place | Phoebe X. | Gordon J. Lau Elementary School | Kindergarten |
| 6th Place | Anna Z. | Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School | 1st Grade |
| 6th Place | Sophia S. | Jose Ortega Elementary School | 2nd Grade |
| 6th Place | Hannah S. | John Yehall Chin Elementary School | 3rd Grade |
| 6th Place | Emily Z. | Edwin and Anita Lee Newcomer School | 4th Grade |
| 6th Place | Carly L. | Cornerstone Academy | 5th Grade |
| 7th Place | Angela C. | Gordon J. Lau Elementary School | Kindergarten |
| 7th Place | Ethan R. | Gordon J. Lau Elementary School | Kindergarten |
| 7th Place | Pephy W. | Sutro Elementary School | Kindergarten |
| 7th Place | Grace Y. | Gordon J. Lau Elementary School | Kindergarten |
| 7th Place | Enlin H. | John Yehall Chin Elementary School | 1st Grade |
| 7th Place | Michael H. | John Yehall Chin Elementary School | 1st Grade |
| 7th Place | Vanessa L. | Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School | 1st Grade |
| 7th Place | Aiden L. | John Yehall Chin Elementary School | 1st Grade |
| 7th Place | Valerie C. | Cornerstone Academy | 2nd Grade |
| 7th Place | Felix G. | John Yehall Chin Elementary School | 2nd Grade |
| 7th Place | Jake K. | Zion Lutheran School | 2nd Grade |
| 7th Place | Katherine P. | John Yehall Chin Elementary School | 2nd Grade |
| 7th Place | Caden C. | Cornerstone Academy | 3rd Grade |
| 7th Place | Kaylee C. | John Yehall Chin Elementary School | 3rd Grade |
| 7th Place | Emily W. | John Yehall Chin Elementary School | 3rd Grade |
| 7th Place | Jaythan Z. | John Yehall Chin Elementary School | 3rd Grade |
| 7th Place | Scott C. | Cornerstone Academy | 4th Grade |
| 7th Place | Ivy G. | Yick Wo Alternative Elementary School | 4th Grade |
| 7th Place | Julianne L. | Cornerstone Academy | 4th Grade |
| 7th Place | Yonglin Y. | Gordon J. Lau Elementary School | 4th Grade |
| 7th Place | Alice H. | Zion Lutheran School | 5th Grade |
| 7th Place | Jayden L. | Cornerstone Academy | 5th Grade |
| 7th Place | Ian M.L. | Sutro Elementary School | 5th Grade |
| 7th Place | Annabelle W. | Sutro Elementary School | 5th Grade |
| Honorable Mention | Van My D. | Gordon J. Lau Elementary School | Kindergarten |
| Honorable Mention | Jayden L. | Sutro Elementary School | Kindergarten |
| Honorable Mention | Joanne Y. | Gordon J. Lau Elementary School | Kindergarten |
| Honorable Mention | Cynthia L. | Gordon J. Lau Elementary School | 1st Grade |
| Honorable Mention | Steven Z. | Gordon J. Lau Elementary School | 1st Grade |
| Honorable Mention | Ella X. | Edwin and Anita Lee Newcomer School | 2nd Grade |
| Honorable Mention | Zi Lin L. | Edwin and Anita Lee Newcomer School | 3rd Grade |
| Honorable Mention | Kaitlyn Z. | John Yehall Chin Elementary School | 3rd Grade |
| Honorable Mention | Isabella H. | Cornerstone Academy | 4th Grade |
| Honorable Mention | Aiden T. | Cornerstone Academy | 4th Grade |
| Honorable Mention | Yundi Z. | Gordon J. Lau Elementary School | 4th Grade |
| Honorable Mention | Samuel K. | Commodore Sloat Elementary School | 5th Grade |
| Honorable Mention | Cameron M. | Cornerstone Academy | 5th Grade |
