Abstract
Objective: To develop a board game named “The paddle of oral health” and use it as a technology for health promotion. Methodology: This is action research with a qualitative approach. The study took place at the training site of athletes in a city in Pará. Five meetings were held with an average of 15 athletes in each meeting. Conversation circles were used on Saturdays and the game was used as a health promotion strategy. During the rounds it was possible to observe the growth in the knowledge of the players, the participants were divided into two groups, in each round a representative of each team played the dice and crossed the board according to the result, the goal was to reach the last house first . Results: During the execution of the game, questions were asked about the topics covered in the previous conversation circles. The game showed great acceptance by the participants, during the activity everyone was participatory and competitive, seeking to answer questions correctly and vibrating with each move, and ironically instigated them to competition and learning.Conclusion: The board game contributed to the construction of knowledge through playfulness, becoming an important tool for education in oral health.