Wohp Lesson Plan Dentalbuddy ks1 l2
Wohp Lesson Plan Dentalbuddy ks1 l2
DENTAL BUDDY
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Vocabulary
Filling
Fluoride
Equipment
Teaching Guide
Remind children that Buddy is here to help us learn about our teeth and
mouths, and he has his gadgets to help him:
Toothbrush – Buddy needs his toothbrush to make sure he can brush his teeth.
Last thing at night and at least one other time during the day.
Timer – This is handy for making sure Buddy always spends two minutes
brushing his teeth every time.
Torch – Buddy uses his torch to take a look inside and see what’s inside the
mouth.
Tablet – Buddy uses his tablet computer to find out more facts about dental
health.
Class Discussion
Start by showing the pictures of five family members and ask the class to work
out which order to put the family members in by age.
Ask children if they know what a baby eats. Establish that when babies are
born, they do not need any teeth. They only drink milk.
Discuss with the children that at some point before they are about 1, babies
start to grow their first set of teeth. This is about the same time that they start
needing to eat and chew food.
Discuss the size of babies compared to children and then adults. Establish that
we all grow while we are children and stop once we become adults.
Show the picture of a child’s mouth and an adult mouth. Ask the children what
the difference is between the two. Explain that the mouth of an adult is much
bigger than a child so there is room for more teeth. An adult can have up to 32
teeth whereas a child only has 20. The children’s teeth are sometimes known
as ‘milk’ teeth or ‘baby’ teeth.
Show the picture of the adult’s teeth to identify the ‘filling’. Explain that a
dentist would have needed to give the adult a filling to stop the tooth
becoming so damaged it will need to be removed.
Discuss why some older people may wear dentures and why today we have
access to better dental health education so we are more aware that we have
one set of adult teeth for life.
Ask the children to look in a mirror to see how many teeth they can count.
Do the children know what happens to their ‘baby’ teeth?
Teaching Resources
Specifically to deliver the lesson outlined above the following resources are
particularly relevant:
Oral Health Foundation, Smile House, 2 East Union Street, Rugby, CV22 6AJ
Tel: 01788 546365 | Fax: 01788 541982 | Email: info@dentalhealth.org
Milk tooth
Wobbly/missing tooth
Name
School
Thank you very much for taking the time to review the Dental Buddy Education resource from
the Oral Health Foundation. We really value your feedback so we can continue to improve the
support we can give to teachers. Please return your comments to: Amanda Oakey, Director of
Educational Resources,
Oral Health Foundation, Smile House, 2 East Union Street, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 6AJ
(amanda@dentalhealth.org / 01788 539788)