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Watch Your Mouth
Topic: Oral Health
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Overview:

Students will understand the components of oral health. Furthermore, they will recognize that good oral health is an essential part of good general health and nutrition throughout life.

 

Lesson 1: Normal Anatomy of the Healthy Mouth

  • Pre-Activity 1A: Oral Health Slide Show
  • Activity 1A: The Mouth
  • Activity 1B: The Kinds of Teeth Extensions: Animal Teeth & Tooth Math
  • Activity 1C: The Parts of the Tooth
  • Activity 1D: The Mechanics of Chewing

Lesson 2: Nutrition and Oral Health

  • Activity 2A: Foods that Hurt or Help Oral Health
  • Activity 2B: Oral Health Food Journal
  • Activity 2C: Oral Health Collage
  • Activity 2D: Eating Habits and Oral Health

Lesson 3: Oral Hygiene

  • Activity 3A: Oral Hygiene in Children's Books
  • Activity 3B: Brushing and Flossing
  • Activity 3C: Oral Health Guest Speaker
  • Activity 3D: Oral Health Care Record
  • Activity 3E: Dental Childhood Events - Writing
  • Activity 3F: Oral Health Posters

Lesson 4: Mineralization

  • Activity 4A: Mineralization Cycle - Introduction
  • Activity 4B: Lab-pH of Common Foods
  • Activity 4C: Fluoride Lab
  • Activity 4D: Group Research on Fluoride - Social Studies
  • Activity 4E: Fluoridation Commercials

Lesson 5: Pathology

  • Activity 5A: Tooth Decay
  • Activity 5B: Plaque: The Why and Hows
  • Activity 5C: Plaque Accumulation
  • Activity 5D: Casting Teeth
  • Activity 5E: Family Oral Health Survey
  • Activity 5F: Writing about Periodontal Disease

Lesson 6: Tooth Loss/Replacement

  • Activity 6A: Background and Note Taking: Effects of Tooth Loss
  • Activity 6B: Types of Tooth Replacements
  • Activity 6C: Oral Health - Personal Decisions
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