The Traveling Dentist
During the
spring months, Lund Dental’s Dr. Cara Lund and dental assistants Jeanne and
Mary travel to various school to teach children about properly caring for their
teeth. They also bring along Phil (yes,
a pun on “filling”), a dental forward puppet with a full functioning set of
pearly whites.
Not only do we show the kids how to properly brush and floss
with the help of Phil, we like to talk about keeping a healthy mouth with a
healthy diet. Discussing sugar content,
especially sugar in drinks is a big eye opener for the kids. We bring along our “sugar bags” to show them
how much sugar they are drinking in soda, sports drinks, and even juice.
Kids seems
to have many questions about cavities and we discuss what it means to get a
cavity and how we clean and fill them.
We also show them x-rays and explain how these are used to look for
cavities.
This interactive dental show allows kids to showcase their
dental knowledge as well. Kids are asked
what types of food and drinks keep their mouth healthy and things they should
avoid. Kids are more astute than you
think! We always get a plethora of
answers from soda to “my mom’s homemade extra chocolate cake.”
