A group of my classmates and I had a dental hygiene presentation for 30 kids from kindergarten to 2nd grade in Ascension School, located on the upper west side in New York City. We educated these children how to maintain healthy oral hygiene and demonstrated them how to brush their teeth in circular method. We divided all the kids into five small groups. Each of our team members were responsible for presenting all the information we had prepared for each group. We also prepared pamphlets to inform their parents to help reinforce good oral hygiene habits at home. For an activity we placed several pictures of foods and drinks in a piece of paper to ask the kids to circle good foods and cross out bad foods that might harm their tooth. We played a short-animated video to wrap up our presentation. All of us played as oral hygiene educator and contributed our best knowledge of dental hygiene to the kids. This event is very successful. All the kids enjoyed the presentation and they were able to brush their teeth correctly after the program.
Information we presented:
- Everyone should brush at least twice a daily to get rid of the bugs (plaque)
- How gum pain/bleeding isn’t normal
- How not brushing regularly causes bad breath
- How plaque can cause cavities
- How much toothpaste they should use (pea size)
- Not to swallow toothpaste
- Avoid sugary snacks because they help feed the bugs
- Demonstrate circular method
