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Dental Health

Dental Health. Chelcee Putters, Deon Stradford , Taylor Smith, Christina Thaxton, Lindsey Smith . Need To Know . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxMrtK-kYnE Take part in National Children’s Dental Health Month Brush twice a day, floss daily, and make regular visits to a dentist

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Dental Health

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  1. Dental Health Chelcee Putters, Deon Stradford, Taylor Smith, Christina Thaxton, Lindsey Smith

  2. Need To Know  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxMrtK-kYnE • Take part in National Children’s Dental Health Month • Brush twice a day, floss daily, and make regular visits to a dentist • Encourage our students’ parents to pack them healthy snacks and limit sugary drinks

  3. What your students should know after teaching this lesson….. THE STANDARD HPD3: Children understand healthy and safe living practices The Elements • HPD3 a: Participates in activities relates to health and personal care routine • HPD3 b: Participates in activities relates to nutrition

  4. Nice to Know  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I3gA6kHDeE&feature=related • Oral health can affect overall health. • Dental decay is the most common childhood disease – five times more common than asthma! • Dental disease is transmissible, often between caregivers and children

  5. Nice to know continued…  • Dental decay with pain and infection can make it hard for children to learn. It accounts for thousands of hours of lost school time. • It’s important to brush morning and night, and floss once a day. • It’s important for parents to help kids brush their teeth until they are 8 years old.

  6. The Essential Skills  • Students need to know… -Which foods are healthy for their teeth and which foods will hurt them -How often to brush and floss even if parents don’t remind them -How to avoid cavities

  7. References • http://www.ada.org/5578.aspx • http://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/topics/child.htm • http://dentistry.about.com/od/childrensdentistry/a/kidsdental.htm • http://www.portlandmaine.gov/hhs/phschooldental.asp

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