3. Dental HEALTH
Dental Health / slide 2 of 13
Do you know what these Key terms are?
Match the Images to the correct text
Enamel
Plaque
Gum Disease
Fluoride
Tooth Decay
MOVETOMatch
A sticky substance that is made up of the bacteria that cause tooth decay
A mineral that is effective in preventing and reversing the early signs of tooth decay. Fluoride is found in drinking water and in toothpaste
Enamel covers and protects your teeth. It is the hardest substance in your body
Gum disease is caused by the build-up of the dental on the tooth surface and around the gums, generally because of poor tooth brushing. Gum disease often starts in childhood or adolescence
When we eat or drink something that contains sugar, acids are produced in the mouth. These acids are produced by bacteria living in the dental plaque on the surface of the teeth. The acids start to break down the enamel surface of the tooth, causing decay
Dental Health / slide 3 of 13
Dental Health
Listen carefully and answer any four questions
PRESSFOR NEXTQUESTION
1. Why is dental hygiene important for our overall health?
2. What are some of the consequences of not taking care of your teeth and gums?
3. Name three sources of calcium that help keep your teeth strong.
4. How often should you brush your teeth, and why is it important to brush your gums too?
5. What is the proper way to brush your teeth and gums?
6. How long should you brush your teeth for, and what technique should you use?
Teaching Notes
For the Teacher
Dental Health / slide 4 of 13
Dental Health - Video Clip
Watch Video
Choose any four questions to answer
Q: Why is dental hygiene important for our overall health?
Q: How often should you brush your teeth, and why is it important to brush your gums too?
A: Dental hygiene is important because poor oral care can lead to bad breath, tooth decay, gum disease, and other health problems.Timestamp: 0:56 - 1:15
A: You should brush your teeth at least twice a day, and brushing your gums helps maintain overall dental hygiene and prevent gum disease.Timestamp: 2:13 - 2:21
Q: What are some of the consequences of not taking care of your teeth and gums?
Q: What is the proper way to brush your teeth and gums?
A: You should use a toothbrush and toothpaste to brush in a gentle circular motion, making sure to brush the outside, inside, and biting surfaces of your teeth and gums.Timestamp: 2:47 - 3:11
A: Consequences include bad breath, tooth decay, gum disease, and potential tooth loss.Timestamp: 1:09 - 1:15
Q: Name three sources of calcium that help keep your teeth strong.
Q: What other nutrients are in milk besides calcium?
A: Milk, cheese, and yogurt are excellent sources of calcium that help strengthen teeth.Timestamp: 1:57 - 2:01
A: Iodine, potassium, phosphorus, Vit B2, B5, B12, protein.
Dental Health / slide 5 of 13
Dental Care Class Discussion
How to Maintain Good Dental Hygiene
Why is Dental Hygiene Important?
Gum Disease
Tooth Decay
- Poor dental hygiene can cause tooth decay, gum disease, and bad breath.
- Bad breath can affect self-esteem.
- Healthy teeth are essential for eating, talking, and smiling.
- Good habits early in life help form a strong foundation for lifelong dental health.
- Eat healthy meals and snacks (choose foods rich in calcium and phosphorus like milk, yogurt, and cheese).
- Drink water or milk (avoid sugary drinks).
- Brush your teeth twicea day with fluoride toothpaste to remove plaque and strengthen enamel
- Causes redness, swelling, and bleeding gums.
- If untreated, it can lead
to tooth loss.
- Caused by sugary foods and drinks.
- The mouth naturally repairs itself after 20 minutes if no more sugar is consumed.
- Avoid sugary snacks between meals to protect your teeth.
Dental Health / slide 6 of 13
What are ways you can protect your teeth?
Ways to protectmy teeth
Teaching Notes
For the Teacher
Dental Health / slide 7 of 13
Activity
What are ways you can protect your teeth?
Prompts for Teacher
- Eat healthy meals and snacks.
- The best drinks for healthy teeth are water and milk.
- Include foods that are sources of calcium, which helps to keep teeth healthy, e.g. products like milk, natural yogurt and cheese (low-fat varieties recommended).
- Try not to eat sugary snacks such as sweets, chocolate, biscuits and sugary drinks. Snacking on foods which have lots of sugar can lead to tooth decay.
- Clean your gums and teeth properly.
- Brush your teeth twice daily.
Dental Health / slide 8 of 13
Pair Discussion
Keeping active
Discuss each question briefly with a partner, then discuss as a class.
1. How often do you think you should brush your teeth every day?
2. What’s the best way to brush your teeth to make sure they're clean?
3. How long should you brush your teeth for to make sure you do it properly?
Teaching Notes
For the Teacher
Dental Health / slide 9 of 13
Dental Health
Pair Discussion
Q: How often do you think you should brush your teeth every day?
A: Twice a day – once in the morning and once before bed.
Q: What’s the best way to brush your teeth to make sure they're clean?
A: Brush in small, circular motions, covering all surfaces of your teeth, including the front, back, and chewing surfaces.
Q: How long should you brush your teeth for to make sure you do it properly?
A: At least two minutes, making sure to brush all areas evenly.
Dental Health / slide 10 of 13
Top Tooth Tips
When do you consume dairy?
Then write the correct sentences for Top ToothTips in your copy
Work in groups to match the sentences from column A and B.
Printout
For the Teacher
Dental Health / slide 11 of 13
Extension Activities
1. Ask pupils, working in groups, to draw up a list of food which is good for keeping teeth healthy.
2. Ask pupils to draw in their copies three ways they will look after their teeth.
3. Play a game of Dental Bingo in the classroom (see next slide for printout).
For the Teacher
Dental Health / slide 12 of 13
Dental Bingo
Printout
Dental Health / slide 13 of 13
Bring it home
When do you consume dairy?
Encourage your pupils to take home the message of the importance of a healthy balanced diet for good dental health. As a homework activity, you can ask your pupils to:
1. Draw the food they have at home which is good for teeth.
2. For a week, ask pupils to record how often they brush their teeth every day.
3. Explore the Dental Health Foundation website for more fun and factual tooth tips!
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3. Dental HEALTH
Dental Health / slide 2 of 13
Do you know what these Key terms are?
Match the Images to the correct text
Enamel
Plaque
Gum Disease
Fluoride
Tooth Decay
MOVETOMatch
A sticky substance that is made up of the bacteria that cause tooth decay
A mineral that is effective in preventing and reversing the early signs of tooth decay. Fluoride is found in drinking water and in toothpaste
Enamel covers and protects your teeth. It is the hardest substance in your body
Gum disease is caused by the build-up of the dental on the tooth surface and around the gums, generally because of poor tooth brushing. Gum disease often starts in childhood or adolescence
When we eat or drink something that contains sugar, acids are produced in the mouth. These acids are produced by bacteria living in the dental plaque on the surface of the teeth. The acids start to break down the enamel surface of the tooth, causing decay
Dental Health / slide 3 of 13
Dental Health
Listen carefully and answer any four questions
PRESSFOR NEXTQUESTION
1. Why is dental hygiene important for our overall health?
2. What are some of the consequences of not taking care of your teeth and gums?
3. Name three sources of calcium that help keep your teeth strong.
4. How often should you brush your teeth, and why is it important to brush your gums too?
5. What is the proper way to brush your teeth and gums?
6. How long should you brush your teeth for, and what technique should you use?
Teaching Notes
For the Teacher
Dental Health / slide 4 of 13
Dental Health - Video Clip
Watch Video
Choose any four questions to answer
Q: Why is dental hygiene important for our overall health?
Q: How often should you brush your teeth, and why is it important to brush your gums too?
A: Dental hygiene is important because poor oral care can lead to bad breath, tooth decay, gum disease, and other health problems.Timestamp: 0:56 - 1:15
A: You should brush your teeth at least twice a day, and brushing your gums helps maintain overall dental hygiene and prevent gum disease.Timestamp: 2:13 - 2:21
Q: What are some of the consequences of not taking care of your teeth and gums?
Q: What is the proper way to brush your teeth and gums?
A: You should use a toothbrush and toothpaste to brush in a gentle circular motion, making sure to brush the outside, inside, and biting surfaces of your teeth and gums.Timestamp: 2:47 - 3:11
A: Consequences include bad breath, tooth decay, gum disease, and potential tooth loss.Timestamp: 1:09 - 1:15
Q: Name three sources of calcium that help keep your teeth strong.
Q: What other nutrients are in milk besides calcium?
A: Milk, cheese, and yogurt are excellent sources of calcium that help strengthen teeth.Timestamp: 1:57 - 2:01
A: Iodine, potassium, phosphorus, Vit B2, B5, B12, protein.
Dental Health / slide 5 of 13
Dental Care Class Discussion
How to Maintain Good Dental Hygiene
Why is Dental Hygiene Important?
Gum Disease
Tooth Decay
- Causes redness, swelling, and bleeding gums.
- If untreated, it can lead
to tooth loss.Dental Health / slide 6 of 13
What are ways you can protect your teeth?
Ways to protectmy teeth
Teaching Notes
For the Teacher
Dental Health / slide 7 of 13
Activity
What are ways you can protect your teeth?
Prompts for Teacher
Dental Health / slide 8 of 13
Pair Discussion
Keeping active
Discuss each question briefly with a partner, then discuss as a class.
1. How often do you think you should brush your teeth every day?
2. What’s the best way to brush your teeth to make sure they're clean?
3. How long should you brush your teeth for to make sure you do it properly?
Teaching Notes
For the Teacher
Dental Health / slide 9 of 13
Dental Health
Pair Discussion
Q: How often do you think you should brush your teeth every day?
A: Twice a day – once in the morning and once before bed.
Q: What’s the best way to brush your teeth to make sure they're clean?
A: Brush in small, circular motions, covering all surfaces of your teeth, including the front, back, and chewing surfaces.
Q: How long should you brush your teeth for to make sure you do it properly?
A: At least two minutes, making sure to brush all areas evenly.
Dental Health / slide 10 of 13
Top Tooth Tips
When do you consume dairy?
Then write the correct sentences for Top ToothTips in your copy
Work in groups to match the sentences from column A and B.
Printout
For the Teacher
Dental Health / slide 11 of 13
Extension Activities
1. Ask pupils, working in groups, to draw up a list of food which is good for keeping teeth healthy.
2. Ask pupils to draw in their copies three ways they will look after their teeth.
3. Play a game of Dental Bingo in the classroom (see next slide for printout).
For the Teacher
Dental Health / slide 12 of 13
Dental Bingo
Printout
Dental Health / slide 13 of 13
Bring it home
When do you consume dairy?
Encourage your pupils to take home the message of the importance of a healthy balanced diet for good dental health. As a homework activity, you can ask your pupils to:
1. Draw the food they have at home which is good for teeth.
2. For a week, ask pupils to record how often they brush their teeth every day.
3. Explore the Dental Health Foundation website for more fun and factual tooth tips!