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- Hi! My name is Miss Penny,
and I'm here from KidVision VPK.
We are here today to find out about the dentist!
- Welcome to Miami Children's Smiles Pediatric Dentistry,
it's very nice to have you here.
Please have a seat, and we'll let the doctor know
you're here.
- Thank you!
- Thank you.
- Casey, do you know what a dentist does?
- Yes. A doctor that takes care of your teeth.
- That's right! The dentist is a doctor
that takes care of our teeth.
And why do we have to take care of our teeth?
- Because we eat with our teeth,
we smile with our teeth, and we talk with our teeth.
- Perfect answer! That's why it's important
that we keep them clean and healthy, and visit the dentist!
And when we come to the dentist's office,
first we meet the receptionist.
The receptionist greets us, takes our paperwork,
and tells the dentist we're here.
Then, a dental assistant is going to come,
and get us ready for the dentist who checks our teeth.
A dentist is someone who's trained and licensed
to take care of your teeth.
They clean, check, and fix your teeth.
- Hi! I'm Monica, I'm a dential assistant,
and I would like to show you around the office.
- (Presenter) We were just talking about our teeth,
and why it's important to keep them clean and healthy.
- (Monica) Yes, we keep our teeth clean by
brushing regularly, and eating healthy foods.
- What happens if you don't take care of your teeth?
- What happens is that your teeth can rot,
and you can get cavities, which are holes in your teeth.
Would you like for me to show you how to
take care of your teeth?
- (All) Yes!
- Okay, come with me!
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- Okay girls, it's very important
to brush your teeth in the morning, and at night,
and after you eat. Here at the dental office
we brush our teeth before the dentist checks us.
It's very important for our teeth to be clean
before we get examined.
Okay girls, let me show you how.
First, we start out by rinsing our toothbrush.
This is for Miss Italia.
Then we put some toothpaste on our toothbrush.
Can we try it?
Our top teeth, our bottom teeth.
Brush your bottom teeth from bottom to top.
And make sure you get every tooth in between.
When you're done brushing your teeth,
rinse and spit our the extra toothpaste.
Then rinse your toothbrush, and make sure
to turn off the water.
So how do you feel, do your teeth feel clean?
- (Children) Yes!
- (Monica) Alright, are you ready to see Dr Rowland?
- Yes!
- Okay girls, come with me.
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- Okay girls, and this is Dr Rowland!
- Hi!
- Dr Rowland is going to show you what an exam is like.
- Okay! I'm going to show you what we do
when we do a checkup. Please, come in,
let me show you all my instruments first.
First, I'm going to show you this.
This is an Air/Water Syringe, and what this does is
it sprays air. Do you see that?
And also, it sprays water, like a little water fountain.
You see that?
This next instrument, we call it Mr Thirsty,
and what this does, it sucks the water out of your mouth.
You see that?
Alright! And now, I'm going to show you this.
This is my very special toothbrush that I have,
that helps me clean your teeth, okay?
It spins around and around, and is super soft.
You wanna touch it?
We also use this! This is a dental mirror,
and this is going to help me check your teeth,
so I can see your teeth inside the mouth.
Alright?
- (All) Yes.
- Okay. Let me show you what we do
when we do a checkup. Who wants to be first?
- Me!
- (Dr Rowland) Alright!
- Casey, you look up, and put your chin like this,
and then you open really big for me,
so I can check your teeth. I'm going to
check the ones on the back, the ones on the back
are called molars. The ones in the front, we call incisors.
And you're missing two of them!
I'm checking all your teeth, and what
we're looking for is for little holes
on the teeth, they're called cavities. But your teeth
are super healthy, and I don't see anything!
Did you know that we have 20 baby teeth?
Ten on the top, and ten on the bottom.
So after we do the checkup with a little mirror,
we're gonna go ahead and clean your teeth.
First, we turn the light on,
so we can see really well. And then,
I'm going to take my special little toothbrush,
and what we're going to do is
we're going to tickle each tooth, one by one,
to make it super, super clean.
You see that? They're super shiny now!
Now what we're going to do is we're going to take
special pictures of your teeth, they're called X-rays.
But we need to go to another room to do that,
okay? Perfect. Okay, let's go! Follow me!
- (All) (cheering)
- Everybody follow me! Okay!
We finish our exam by taking pictures of your teeth,
those are called X-rays. And for that we use
a very special camera.
- Does it hurt?
- (Dr Rowland) No, it doesn't hurt a bit!
When we take an X-ray, you don't feel anything,
it's just like taking a picture.
- Great! Let's give it a try.
- Alright! Let's go!
(happy piano music)
- First thing we're going to do,
is we put this special gown on you,
then I need you to give a hug. Okay,
just hug it tight so it doesn't fall.
And now this is my special film that I'm going to use.
All you need to do is open really big for me,
I'm going to put it right here,
and then you just bite it gently,
and then I'm going to bring my camera
close to your face. Okay, you look up just like that.
Please don't move! And now I'm going to just
step over here, push a button,
(X-ray sound)
and guess what? We took the picture!
It's all done!
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This is what an X-ray of your teeth looks like.
This is not yours because yours is still processing,
but this is how your teeth look like on an X-ray.
In this picture we can see the big teeth coming in,
and the baby teeth getting shorter.
Did you know that we all lose our baby teeth?
- (Child) Yes.
- Alright! When you're about 5-6,
you start losing the ones in the front,
and then when you're 10-12, you lose the ones in the back.
And you lose them so you have more room
for the new teeth that are bigger and stronger
to get in your mouth.
Have any of you lost any teeth yet?
- (Child) Two.
- (Dr Rowland) (gasp) Show me! You wanna show me?
Wow! You lost two already, you have two big girl's teeth!
And what about you Casey? Did you lose any teeth yet?
The ones on the top, show me. There you go, yes!
You lost two teeth already! Do you wanna show her?
- (Presenter) Wow, it's amazing how bodies change.
Thank you very much for showing us
what happens at the dentist's office.
- You're very welcome. You see girls?
That's all that happens when you come to the dentist.
Okay? And you know that you're supposed to come
every six months so we can do a checkup
and a cleaning to make sure your teeth are healthy. Okay?
- We have brighter smiles now that we visited you.
Thank you.
- Okay! You're welcome!
- Let's go.
- Bye!
- Bye! Thank you!
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