February- Dental Health Month

This week we also had Dr. Josh Atkin (which also happens to be my husband!) visit our classroom to talk about dental health.  He brought a lot of awesome things to share with our friends!  

 Dr. Josh shared photographs of good vs. bad x-rays.  He talked to us about foods that are good vs. bad for our teeth.  He also talked to us about the proper way to brush our teeth with the correct amount of toothpaste.

 He brought a set of dentures for the kids to look at.

 He also brought some teeth that had been removed from a patient (Don't worry... the teeth were sterilized before they came into contact with the students).

 Students got to explore some really interesting dental instrument.

In addition, Dr. Josh brought some teeth from some other animals.  He talked to us about how all animals teeth are designed a little bit differently.  Below you can see the lower jaw of a moose. 

 He brought some baby teeth of a pony as well as a tooth from a Megalodon.  Harlan was very excited to get a chance to see this Meglodon tooth.  He had been waiting almost all year for this moment!

Thanks for stopping by our blog!  Have a fantastic week!

Mrs. Julie Atkin