FOR GRADES K - 6

GRADE K - FIRST DENTAL VISIT & HYGIENE

GRADE I - BRUSHING, FLOSSING, TOOTHPASTE, TOOTHBRUSHES & DIET.

GRADE 2 - TOOTH-DECAY, SEALANTS, FLUORIDE, SODA DRINKING & DIET.

GRADE 3 - XRAYS, MOUTHRINSES, TOOTH-DECAY,AMALGAM & COMPOSITES

GRADE 4 - TOOTH-DECAY, ORTHODONTICS, BONDING, BRUXING, TMJ, DIET & SODA DRINKING

GRADE 5 - TOBACCO ( SMOKELESS &   CIGARETTES ), MOUTHGUARDS, GUM DISEASE & THERAPY, INFECTION CONTROL, BULIMIA, ANXIETY & PIERCING

GRADE 6 - BLEACHING, VANEERS, BRIDGES, DENTURES, ORAL CANCER, WISDOM TEETH, TMJ, SMOKELESS TOBACCO, IMPLANTS, CROWNS & SODA DRINKING.

THIS WILL BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANNUAL VISIT ( PREFERABLY IN FEBRUARY - DURING CHILDREN’S DENTAL HEALTH MONTH ) AND

DISCUSSION BY A DENTIST. THE DENTIST SHOULD COVER “WHAT ARE TEETH AND HOW TO KEEP THEM FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE”

LECTURE.

THE ABOVE MATERIAL IS THE RECOMMENDED MATERIAL TO BE COVERED IN THE FALL OF EACH YEAR.

THE RATIONAL BEHIND THIS PROGRAM IS TO TEACH AND REMIND THE IMPORTANCE OF DENTAL HEALTH & EDUCATION TO THE STUDENTS. ONGOING REMINDERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WORK MUCH BETTER THAN 1 REMINDER PER YEAR. THIS PROGRAM ALSO TRIES TO GIVE A VERY COMPLETE OVERVIEW OF ALL ASPECTS OF DENTISTRY.

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