Loaded with colourful visuals TEETH FIRST, designed by Dr Marielle Pariseau, is an educational presentation for senior elementary school students to share important knowledge about teeth that will inspire them to make healthy choices for healthy smiles and, as a result, a healthy life. Tooth decay is preventable. Living a cavity-free life is entirely possible. Making healthy choices to achieve this goal may also reduce the likelyhood of obesity.

1. TEETH FIRST
IT ’S BRILLIANT!
by Dr Marielle Pariseau
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2. When I was in grade 5
my class room looked
like this
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3. I could
have
never
imagined
a
classroom
like this
one
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4. W H Y
T H E N ?
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5. 5
...at an age we can send
teams of scientists in space
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6. 34%...of children age 2 to 5 already
have decay on their teeth...
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7. This child who is not quite 6 years old may
appear to be cavity free without an x-ray, yet at
this young age, she already has multiple decay
...and the problem is also
under-reported
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8. 68%...of 19 year olds have experienced
tooth decay in
their permanent teeth
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11. JOG YOUR MEMORY
3
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12. Many people compare teeth to pearls...
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13. teeth are alive; better than pearls
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14. ...more valuable than diamonds
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15. ...better designed than this fancy sports car
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16. ENGINEERING
M A R V E L S
Teeth are little
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17. ...teeth have a more sophisticated suspension,
more sophisticated sensors than this car...
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18. TEETH ARE
ALSO OUR
WEAKEST
L I N K
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19. ...unlike bone, a broken tooth can not heal...
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20. ...unlike skin, a fixed tooth will never be whole again..
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21. ...teeth have a very limited ability to heal...
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22. JOG YOUR MEMORY
2
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23. ...some bugs are good...
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24. ...some bugs are good...
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25. Charlotte
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26. JOG YOUR MEMORY
1
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27. BACTERIA
IN PLAQUE
ARE
MICROSCOPIC
B U G S
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28. STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS
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29. ...some
bugs
are
not
friendly...
...Strep
Mutans
LOVES
sugar
and
acid...
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30. ...what we
do with
our mouth
is like
driving
this
beautiful
car...
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31. ...everyday in this kind of weather...
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32. ...and this is what can happen when we are not careful...
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33. EROSION
MORE THAN JUST A TOOTH PROBLEM
...a recent study found evidence of dental
erosion in 57% of 11 to 14 year olds...
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34. Obesity Trends Among Canadian and U.S. Adults, 2003
Approx 70% of males
and 50% females will be overweight or obese
by 2020
Canadian Paediatric Society 2002; He & Sutton, 2004; Le Petit, 2005;Tremblay, Katzmarzyk, & Willms,
2002
BMI index
No Data
<10%
10%-14%
15-19%
≥20%
OBESITY
...what does obesity have to do
with teeth?...
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35. 62%in 2010 62% of people in Canada are either
overweight or obese
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36. scientific
researchers
have
established
a l i n k
between
obesity
and
pop
drinking
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37. tooth erosion is caused by acid...
Most drinks that taste sweet,
including diet drinks, are acid
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38. 38
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39. SWEET
DRINKS
ARE GOOD FOR
HUMMINGBIRDS
...unlike hummingbirds, we
humans have teeth and... a much
slower metabolism...
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40. JOG YOUR MEMORY
2
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41. ...if we were meant to have something in our
mouth all day, we would look like this...
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42. IS
Knowledge
Power
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43. ?What IF
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44. Health
began
at the
mouth
?
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45. 68%in 2010 68% of 19 year old teens had evidence of tooth
decay in their mouth
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46. 62%in 2010 62% of the people in Canada are either
overweight or obese
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47. 57%today 57% erosion in children 11 to 14 years old
...these numbers are all pretty similar, aren’t they?
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48. SIMPLE EQUATION
+
=
+
tooth decay is
impossible
without these
three elements
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49. ...SO WHICH
ONE OF THESE
ELEMENTS IS THE
EASIEST TO ELIMINATE?
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50. Milk for healthy bones
...hidden sugar...
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52. ...hidden sugar...
Healthy cereals
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53. ...hidden sugar...
Healthy whole wheat sandwich
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54. ...hidden sugar...
Pasta... YUM
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55. ...hidden sugar...
FRUITS = HEALTHY
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56. ...hidden sugar...
REALLY?
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57. cheese can help your teeth
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61. ...the good news today is that if
you are unfortunate enough to
loose a tooth, it can be
replaced with an implant... the
bad news is that implants are
very expensive and they are far
from matching the engineering
marvel a tooth is...
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62. REMEMBER
3 2 1 2
THE SECRET CODE FOR HEALTHY TEETH
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63. THREE TIMES A DAY
3
BRUSH
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65. FOR TWO MINUTES
2
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66. two minutes
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67. ONCE PER DAY
... M I N I MU M !
1
FLOSS
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68. ONLY THE ONES YOU
WANT TO KEEP!
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69. TWO HOURS
2
WAIT
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70. WA I T 2 H OU RS
between meals and snacks
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71. One exception...
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72. BECAUSE... YOU DON’T LOOK LIKE THIS
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73. OR THIS
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74. OR THIS
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75. AND...
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76. Say NO
to sweet drinks
...
quench
y o u r
thirst
w i t h
water
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77. SWEET
DRINKS
ARE GOOD FOR
HUMMINGBIRDS
ONLY
REMEMBER
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78. TEETH FIRST
FOR A HEALTHY LIFE!
THINK OF YOUR
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