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Curriculum
Overview: |
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Presentation for Veterinarians |
Three follow-up lessons for Teachers |
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Animal Teeth |
FDA and Your Teeth |
Bacteria and Dental Health |
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Objectives |
Students will:
1. Demonstrate function of teeth for animal and for humans.
2. Describe why dental health is essential to overall pet
health.
3. Describe the cause of periodontal disease.
4. Demonstrate experiments to assess protective effects of home
dental care.
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Students will:
1. Describe role of deciduous and permanent teeth.
2. Describe how dental formula can be used to age veterinary
patients – horse.
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Students will:
1. Describe the role of the FDA in human and animal medicine.
2. Learn how to read and interpret product labels on
over-the-counter health products.
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Students will:
1. Describe the pathogenesis of periodontal disease.
2. Describe biological properties of bacteria and growth
conditions..
3. Describe bacterial oxygen preference and enzymes that relate to
dental disease.
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Major Content |
Preventative dental care. |
Estimating horse’s age by their teeth. |
FDA as a scientific and regulatory agency. |
Describe how basic knowledge of bacteria applies to a disease process. |
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Props,
special resources/ supporting material |
1. PowerPoint on “Dental Health”
2. Photos of teeth from various animals.
3. Demonstration materials – fluoride solution, white vinegar, 3 eggs, 3
containers, 1 jar peanut butter, latex gloves, toothbrushes, dental
floss, animal (stuffed/live). |
1. Handouts of dental formulas.
2. Photos of dentition at different ages in dog, horse.
3. Optional – various animal teeth. |
1. PowerPoint presentation on “FDA and Your Teeth”
2. Images of dental implants.
3. Worksheets (“Find Those Facts,” and “Drug Facts”
4. Drug facts labels.
5. Tube of fluoride toothpaste. |
1. PowerPoint on “Examples of Bacteria”
2. Handout on bacteria “Most Wanted” poster handout 3. Access to
library/media resources. |
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Activities/
demos |
Protective effects of fluoride.
Assessment of home dental care Pet dental maintenance. |
Students will participate in a game/contest where they estimate age of
horses. |
Exercise on interpreting common drug labels. |
Look at slides or photos of bacteria to view differences of morphology
and gram stain.
Students select from a list of pathogens and develop a poster describing
the pathogen and its actions. |
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Student
assessment |
Ask students to interpret demos as they are conducted. |
Divide students into competing teams to assess age of animals.
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Grade the worksheet. |
Grade the “Most” Wanted poster. |
