Making Dental Hygiene Enjoyable at Round Hill Road

Preschoolers in Jamie Ryan’s classroom at Round Hill Road Preschool not too long ago welcomed a particular visitor, Megan Ryan, Dental Hygienist and Jamie’s sister.

Megan’s go to centered on making dental care extra approachable whereas easing the nervousness kids can have surrounding dental visits. Through an indication, interactive alternate, and actions, Megan shared the fundamentals of excellent dental hygiene in a approach that was participating and accessible. “A lot of children get nervous or scared going to the dentist,” Jamie mentioned. “I wanted to show students that they can be in charge of their health by learning how to properly brush their teeth and what a real dental hygienist looks like.”

While college students had been shy and confused at first, they shortly warmed up as Megan opened her presentation bag of goodies.

First, Megan used her mirror and requested college students to smile huge and take a look at their tooth. Then she had them take turns brushing the mannequin of a mouth, referred to as a typodont, with the massive toothbrushes. Afterwards, she gifted every youngster a toothbrush with common TV and film characters to apply brushing their very own tooth.

“The students seemed excited, especially when they had a chance to participate,” Jamie mentioned. “I heard giggles, lots of talking, and clapping. They were looking and listening intently to Megan as she spoke and explained.”

After the presentation, Jamie solidified the teachings from Megan with exercise periods. She arrange stations centered on dental hygiene. At one station college students painted over a big yellow tooth with a toothbrush and white paint. At one other, college students had been tasked with clearing up Play-Doh junk caught into the crevices of enormous LEGO bricks representing tooth.

Jamie’s class continued dental hygiene classes all through the week. Overall, college students realized that “clean teeth are white and free of food and gunk, how proper dental health prevents cavities, and to be mindful of their tongue and teeth.”

A duplicate of the presentation was despatched house as properly to assist mother and father as they apply with their kids and develop a strong routine.

We are grateful to Megan for volunteering her time to assist the scholars. It supplied a significant break of their on a regular basis routine and helped to solidify constructive lifelong habits.