Dudley the relic is an marketing personality
from the ADA. He's an anthropomorphic.
He lives with his mom, little sister Dee Dee, Grandpa, and baby brother Digby.
His friends are other dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures like mammoths and saber
tooth tigers. He, his friends, and family teaches children how to have healthy
teeth and good oral hygiene in the form of a cartoon character.
The character Dudley the Dinosaur
was hatch in winter of 1991 and became the nation's first bilingual (English
and Spanish) public service campaign for kids. Dudley has appeared in numerous
public service announcements on TV, a dozen National Children's Dental Health
Month Campaigns, several skin tone books and patient education booklets, four
animated shorts produced by the ADA and on 2,500 outdoor billboards around the
country. Dudley has won over 100 main awards, appeared on mugs and as a doll.
He stars in comic books and DVDs available from the ADA.
The American
Dental Association (ADA)
is an American professional
association established in 1859
which has more than 155,000 members. Based in the American Dental Association
Building in the Near North Side of Chicago, the ADA is the world's largest and
oldest national dental association and promotes good oral health to the public
while representing the dental profession.
The ADA publishes a monthly journal of dental
related articles named the Journal
of the American Dental Association.
