Thank you for the introduction. I am happy to be here, to share our story of Canada’s Tooth Fairy program. Dakota Dunes has provided us with a grant, so we can introduce the Tooth Fairy 101 Educational Kits from the Canadian Tooth Fairy into the Saskatoon Catholic and Public School Systems.
Saskatchewan Oral Health Coalition
and Canada’s Tooth Fairy
Our Vision is to create a world where no
Child suffers from preventable tooth decay
Collaborative ~ Diverse ~ Leaders ~ Proactive ~ Respectful
Joining Forces
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I have been contracted by the Oral Health Coalition to provide the services to satisfy the deliverables required to receive the Dakota Dunes grant.
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The Tooth Fairy 101 Community Education Kit is an interactive tool for children and youth to learn about the daily essentials of proper dental care. Youth of all ages, can benefit from lessons on brushing, flossing, and tooth-friendly nutritional choices. An acid mouth lesson was also shared with the children to enforce the importance of not drinking juice in a sippy cup and not drinking lots of pop.
The Tooth Fairy 101 Community Education Kit includes a double-sided magnetic display board, magnets, giant toothbrush, laminates, activities and a 12-lesson bi-lingual curriculum. Of the 12 lessons, four were shared with the students. The combination of tooth friendly magnets, which do not stick to the board and not tooth friendly food magnets which do stick to the board provide the students with a wonderful visual aid to help show which foods are more healthy for their teeth.
•The kit enables all children to grasp the concept of how cavities are caused
•ESL students found the concepts easy to follow
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The kit enables all children to grasp the concept of how cavities are caused. Students who speak English as a second language also found it very easy to follow along with the stimulation of a visual aid. The kit also provides a great way to get the children to interact with one another because of the use of the visual aid.
SCHOOL SELECTION
• 25 Schools were chosen for the Dakota Dunes Dental Project based on their high risk, as identified by the Saskatoon Health Region - Oral Health Program (SHR-OHP)
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25 Schools were chosen based on their high risk, as identified by the Saskatoon Health Region- Oral Health Program (SHR-OHP)
25 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED
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The 25 schools were contacted by email (over 350 emails) to gauge if the schools were interested in participating in this program. 5 schools declined and were replaced by other high risk schools.
IMPLEMENTATION
• 25 schools were visited during Dental Health Month (April) • Over 100 students in the 5th, 6th, and 7th grade were trained to use
the Educational Kit • Presentations will be given to Kindergarten through Grade 5 classes
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In the month of April, I visited the 25 schools and trained 105 5th, 6th, and 7th grade students to use the Educational Kit to give presentations to Kindergarten through Grade 5 classrooms.
Students distributed 2500 toothbrushes during their presentations
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2500 toothbrushes were given to the schools, compliments of the SHR-OHP, to be distributed to the classes by the students when they did the presentations. It is important that the funding for the toothbrushes is included in the grant next time.
Compliments of the Saskatoon Health Region – Oral Health Program
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Each child in every classroom presentation received a toothbrush, compliments of the Saskatoon Health Region – Oral Health Program as well as a Tooth Brushing Coloring Chart.
The students were excited, enthusiastic, and very eager to learn.
The children had fun preparing to do the presentations
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The students were excited, enthusiastic, and very eager to learn. The children had a lot of fun preparing to do the presentations.
Sharing their knowledge with the magnetic tooth!
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The younger classrooms thoroughly enjoyed having the older students in their classrooms to share their knowledge through the presentations with the magnetic tooth!
• Kits will remain in the school libraries.
• The schools were excited to offer their students this learning opportunity
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The kits will remain in the individual school’s libraries when the students have completed the presentations, with the hopes that they will be used again next year! Overall, the schools were very excited to offer their students this learning, leadership, and public speaking opportunity.
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Feedback will be collected in the form of written comments and testimonials as well as photos of the students doing the presentations.
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Feedback is collected in the form of written comments and testimonials as well as photos of the students doing the presentations.
Integrating the Toothfairy101 Educational Kit
was an exciting project
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Implementing the Toothfairy101 Educational Kit program, was an exciting project that the Saskatoon Schools embraced enthusiastically. A majority of the teachers were thrilled to be able to give their students a chance to participate in such a wonderful learning opportunity. I would like to extend a special Thank You to Julie Laberge-Lalonde for going above and beyond her position as the Saskatoon Health Regions Separate School Oral Health Educator. Julie helped me get this dental project off the ground as she made all the initial contact with the schools principals and literally got me in the door!
