SPREAD THE SMILE

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SPREAD THE SMILE

• Volunteer Tutorial

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WHAT IS SPREAD THE SMILE?

• DDS volunteer opportunity for all members
• We visit local elementary schools weekly to
  educate kids about oral health, hygiene and
  nutrition
• Typically Thursday or Friday mornings at 8 am
  (lasts about an hour), meet outside the Dental
  School to carpool

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SSC FORMAT

• DDS members break into 4 stations and rotate
  every 10 minutes
• Cavity Station
• Dental Anatomy Station
• How to Brush and Floss
• Nutrition Station
• After rotations, DDS members quiz kids on lesson
  material and award prizes for correct answers!

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CAVITY STATION

• Ask if anyone has ever had a cavity
• What does it feel like? Is it fun?
• NOOO?we want to keep our teeth healthy to avoid
  cavities!
• What is a cavity?
• How do we get cavities??explain how cavity forms
  using plaque poster
• How does the dentist fix a cavity?
• How can we can prevent cavities?
• REVIEW for quizsome examples
• What eats away at your teeth and causes a cavity?
  
• Bacteria, little bugs
• What is the yellow stuff that builds up on our
  teeth?
• Plaque (older kids spell)

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DENTAL ANATOMY STATION

• Explain 2 sets of teeth
• Deciduous (Baby teeth) and Permanent (Adult
  teeth)
• How many baby teeth do we have? (20) Adult? (32)
• Using Typodont model, ask kids to identify upper
  and lower teeth
• Ask kids to feel the rough part in the roof of
  their mouth?palate
• 4 different types of teeth (point out on
  Typodont)
• Incisors
• Canines
• Premolars
• Molars
• REVIEW for quizsome examples
• How many adult/baby teeth? 20/32
• What is the rough part in the roof of your mouth
  called? Palate
• Quiz on identifying upper, lower, name one of the
  four types of teeth, etc

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HOW TO BRUSH AND FLOSS

• How many times a day should
• we brush our teeth? When?
• Why is it important to brush our teeth?
• Demonstrate proper brushing technique using model
• Demonstrate proper flossing technique
• Give kids a chance to try!
• REVIEW for quizsome examples
• How many times a day should we brush? At least 2!
• Should we floss before or after we brush? Before
• What shape do we use to brush our teeth? Circles

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NUTRITION STATION

• Explain that what you eat affects your health
• AND your teeth!
• What are some healthy foods for us to eat?
• What kinds of fruits/vegetables do they like to
  eat?
• What foods are bad for us and why?
• Go over food pyramid
• REVIEW for quiz
• What is the nutrient in milk that gives us strong
  teeth and bones? Calcium
• What is the nutrient in meat that gives us strong
  muscles? Protein
• What is bread an example of? Carbohydrate/grain
  group

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TIPS FOR SPREAD THE SMILE

• Ask OPEN-ENDED questionsget the kids
• talking and participating!
• Avoid lecturing/over-explaining, keep it simple
• Praise the kids for good participation
• At the beginning of each station, have the kids
  introduce themselves and try to call them by name
  during the station
• SMILE SMILE SMILE!
• Body language is keyif you are animated and
  having fun, they will have fun too!