3. Dental HEALTH
Dental Health / slide 2 of 9
Can you point to each one of these?
Gums
Enamel
Teeth
Tooth Decay
Teeth – Hard and bony structures in the jaw which help us to eat and talk. Gums – Gums protect the bone and roots of your teeth. Enamel – Enamel is the hard outer layer of the tooth which covers and protects your teeth. Tooth Decay – When we eat or drink something that contains sugar, the enamel on our teeth begins to break down. This causes tooth decay.
Dental Health / slide 3 of 9
What are ways you can protect your teeth?
Ways to protectmy teeth
Dental Health / slide 4 of 9
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. How should you brush your teeth?
3. How long should you brush your teeth for?
Dental Health / slide 5 of 9
Top Tooth Tips
Listen to your teacher read out the top tips. Put the correct number in the box when you hear it.
Teaching Notes
For the Teacher
Dental Health / slide 6 of 9
Top Tooth Tips
Top Tooth Tips
Personal Activity
- Always brush your teeth twice a day, at bedtime and one other time during the day.
- Use a toothbrush and toothpaste to brush your teeth. Clean every tooth.
- Brushing your teeth properly should take 2-3 minutes (about the length of a song).
- Spit, don’t rinse.
- Never eat or swallow toothpaste.
- Change your toothbrush when the bristles are worn, about every three months.
- Get help with brushing. You will need help brushing your teeth just like you need help tying your shoes or washing your hair.
- When brushing, it is important to clean every tooth.
Give each pupil a copy of the ‘Top Tooth Tips’ activity sheet. Discuss each of the illustrated 8 tips. Ask pupils to listen as you discuss each tip and to put the correct number (from 1 to 8) in the answer box. Then ask pupils to illustrate their favourite tip.
For the Teacher
Dental Health / slide 7 of 9
Extension Activities
1. Ask pupils, working in groups, to draw up a list of foods which are 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 8 of 9
Dental Bingo
Printout
Dental Health / slide 9 of 9
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 actual tooth tips!
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3. Dental HEALTH
Dental Health / slide 2 of 9
Can you point to each one of these?
Gums
Enamel
Teeth
Tooth Decay
Teeth – Hard and bony structures in the jaw which help us to eat and talk. Gums – Gums protect the bone and roots of your teeth. Enamel – Enamel is the hard outer layer of the tooth which covers and protects your teeth. Tooth Decay – When we eat or drink something that contains sugar, the enamel on our teeth begins to break down. This causes tooth decay.
Dental Health / slide 3 of 9
What are ways you can protect your teeth?
Ways to protectmy teeth
Dental Health / slide 4 of 9
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. How should you brush your teeth?
3. How long should you brush your teeth for?
Dental Health / slide 5 of 9
Top Tooth Tips
Listen to your teacher read out the top tips. Put the correct number in the box when you hear it.
Teaching Notes
For the Teacher
Dental Health / slide 6 of 9
Top Tooth Tips
Top Tooth Tips
Personal Activity
Give each pupil a copy of the ‘Top Tooth Tips’ activity sheet. Discuss each of the illustrated 8 tips. Ask pupils to listen as you discuss each tip and to put the correct number (from 1 to 8) in the answer box. Then ask pupils to illustrate their favourite tip.
For the Teacher
Dental Health / slide 7 of 9
Extension Activities
1. Ask pupils, working in groups, to draw up a list of foods which are 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 8 of 9
Dental Bingo
Printout
Dental Health / slide 9 of 9
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 actual tooth tips!