Dentist

Description

This workshop will give students an introductory presentation on what a dentist is and what they do as part of their work helping patients with dental needs. The workshop will cover basic oral anatomy and basic oral health. 

Objectives

  1. Define what is dentistry and what a dentist is 

  2. Explain what dentists do and how they treat patients 

  3. Review videos that enhance a better understanding of a day in the life as a dentist  

  4. Explain the training dentists complete and what their salary consists of 

Resources

  • Dentist HPW Powerpoint 
  • Note:  There are 2 videos within the powerpoint and a quick knowledge check at the beginning.  Minor prep needed, based on how you would like to facilitate the activity.  See below.  

Videos:   

 

Activity Options

  • Activity (within the PPT):  What do you know about dentistry? 
    • Options to facilitate responses: 
      • Popcorn shout out  
      • ½ or ¼ sheets of paper that they can write dental words and hold them up 
      • Give every student a post-it and have them come to the front and put similar words together 
      • Teams with large post-it who can come with the most words related to dentistry 
    • Encourage words that relate to the profession, parts of the body, diseases, function, maintenance, etc. 

 

  • Activity: Dental Careers Match - Definition to Career Name 
    • Materials: 
    • Preparation: 
      • Create a packet for a group activity, designed for 4 students per group. 
      • Include the names of various dental careers, which should be cut out. 
      • Print pictures with corresponding descriptors. 
    • Instructions: 
      • Display the first slide of the PowerPoint, which will contain the activity instructions. 
      • Distribute the cut-out career names and the descriptors to each group. 
    • Activity: 
      • Students will work together to match the career names with the correct descriptors and pictures. 
      • Encourage students to use context clues, and they may also use their phones to look up information. 
    • Wrap-Up: 
      • Review the matches to see if the students were able to correctly pair the careers with their definitions.