1. How to look after your teeth?
Doncaster Oral Health Promotion Lessons
Key Stage 2 – Lesson 1

2. He helps us to look after our teeth and mouth.
This is Mole- R.
He helps us to look after our teeth and mouth.

3. Mole-R is going to help us learn more
about oral health using his tools
The tooth brush is to make sure we keep our teeth clean.
If you have a sand timer and small headed tooth brush, you can show them at this point.
The timer is to make sure, we spend the correct amount of time cleaning our teeth.

4. Today Mole-R is going to teach us how we can keep our teeth healthy and strong.

5. Why do we need our teeth? ? ? ?
Discussion

6. We need our teeth for?
Smile
Eat
Talk
Discussion

7. It’s important to look after our teeth and mouth?
We only get 1 set of adult teeth. No extra sets.
We need to look after our mouth because gums and the jaw-bone underneath hold our teeth in place .
If we don’t look after our teeth, they will become decayed and could be lost.
Discussion

8. What causes tooth decay?
3. The bacteria eat the sugar in our food and drinks and makes acid. The acid attacks our teeth.
2. PLAQUE is a thin sticky film. It contains bacteria.
1. Germs build up everyday in our mouth. They are called PLAQUE.
Explain what causes tooth decay by reading the content in the ascending order 1, 2, 3.
Read point 1 and show them plaque on the tooth (tooth with yellow stain)
Read point 2 and show them bacteria (green colour image)
Read point 3 and show them bacteria attacking the tooth (tooth with black cloud and green bacteria) .

9. 4. Enamel is the hard layer on the outside of teeth
4. Enamel is the hard layer on the outside of teeth. The acid from the bacteria attacks the teeth.
5. If the enamel is eaten away, the tooth gets decayed. It will cause tooth ache.
6. The decayed tooth might require a filling to stop further damage. Otherwise it will be lost.
After the images have appeared, point to the images and explain the following.
First image – shows plaque on the tooth
Second image – bacteria on the tooth
Third image – bacteria attacking the tooth
Fourth image – tooth decay occurs and a hole appears.
Read the content in ascending order 4,5,6 and explain about tooth ache, filling and tooth loss.

10. How can we prevent tooth decay?
Brushing our teeth.
Visiting the dentist.
Eating a healthy balanced diet.
Discussion

11. Brushing our teeth
Brush your teeth twice daily for 2 minutes with a fluoride tooth paste.
Mole-R always carries a toothbrush and uses toothpaste.
We should brush using a toothbrush with a
small head and medium textured bristles
and toothpaste containing fluoride.
We should use a pea sized amount of
fluoride tooth paste for brushing our teeth.
The fluoride content of our toothpaste
should be between 1350 to 1500ppm
(parts per million) (Have a look at your toothpaste tube at home)
If you have a small-headed tooth brush and fluoride toothpaste, you can show them to the class. Please note that these are not to be used in anyone’s mouth. Read the information on the amount of toothpaste. Point to the image corresponding to that and inform that a pea sized amount is sufficient enough to brush and that they don’t require large quantities of toothpaste. If you have been supplied with a small-headed tooth brush and toothpaste, demonstrate what a pea sized amount is by applying a pea-size amount of tooth paste to the toothbrush. Read the toothpaste ingredients on the packaging for the amount of fluoride content. Read ppm as parts per million. Point to the corresponding image. Inform that we can find the fluoride content of our tooth paste by looking at the side of the tooth paste tube. If you have been supplied with toothpaste, show the side of the tooth paste for the fluoride content. Ask the children to look at the side of the toothpaste when they next shop and see if their toothpaste contains enough fluoride ( parts per million) in the toothpaste. .

12. Brushing our teeth We should brush our teeth twice
Brush your teeth twice daily for 2 minutes with a fluoride tooth paste.
We should brush our teeth twice
daily for 2 minutes.
2 Minutes
We should brush daily at bedtime and at one other occasion with a fluoridated tooth paste ( ppm).
If you have been supplied with sand timer, show them the sand timer and emphasise the importance of brushing for 2 minutes.
Brushing at bedtime is important to protect our teeth while we sleep.

13. Brushing our teeth. We should brush in small circular
Brush your teeth twice daily for 2 minutes with a fluoride tooth paste.
We should brush in small circular
movements and on all the surfaces
of our tooth.
We should change our tooth brush
every 3 months or if the bristles are
bent over.
Read the content explaining the importance of changing the brush once every 3 months, or if the bristles are bent. (This is because effective bristles help us to clean our teeth properly and can prevent tooth decay and gum disease).
Read the content explaining that we should always spit our toothpaste and should not rinse. Inform rinsing after brushing will remove the fluoride protection.
We should spit our toothpaste
after brushing and should not rinse. If we rinse, the fluoride protection will be lost.

14. Why is brushing our teeth important?
Brushing our teeth, brushes away the plaque.
Fluoride helps to strengthen our enamel.
Toothpaste contains special substances called Fluoride.
Brushing twice daily with fluoride tooth paste will protect our teeth from tooth decay.

15. Let’s watch a video on how to brush our teeth
Run the video with a good audio system by clicking on the link.
If the link is not working, you can copy and paste in your browser to run the video.
After watching the video, there is an optional activity if you have a giant teeth set and giant tooth brush you can demonstrate

16. 3. Visiting the dentist can help us to protect our teeth.
Why is visiting the dentist important ?
2. Regular visits to dentists helps to spot any problems with our teeth in the early stages.
3. Visiting the dentist can help us to protect our teeth.
1. The dentist will look at our teeth and gums and check them. They can do an extra clean if needed.
Discussion.
Read the points in ascending order 1,2,3.

17. Q.1
A sticky film gets built up on our teeth. It gets thicker if we don’t brush our teeth.
Do you know what is it? Q
Quiz
Dental
Plaque.

18. What does the dental plaque contain?
Bacteria

19. Q3
We need to brush our teeth to protect from tooth decay. Do you know how many times we should brush our teeth each day? 2 3 5 4 1 2

20. How long should we brush our teeth for?Q5
How long should we brush our teeth for?
10 sec
30 sec
2 min
1 min
20 sec
2 minutes

21. Q6
What is the special protective substance present in our toothpaste called?
Fluoride

22. How much fluoridated toothpaste should we use for brushing our teeth?Q7
How much fluoridated toothpaste should we use for brushing our teeth?
Pea sized amount.

23. What should we do after brushing our teeth?Q8
What should we do after brushing our teeth?
Spit and do not rinse.

24. Mole-R has helped you learn about your teeth, now you can be a
Activity
Mole-R has helped you learn about your teeth, now you can be a
Mole-R too!
Make an information leaflet or poster to tell
other people how to look after their teeth.
Your work needs to be
Eye catching Interesting Factual
ACTIVITY
Before this activity, get ready with blank A4 sheets for your class.

25. Activity
Give blank A4 sheets, one to each child.