Newspaper article by Harold Pollack. (August 8, 2013). The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/08/08/85-million-americans-lack-dental-coverage-fixing-that-requires-more-than-just-money/
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News article by Mary Otto. (February 27, 2007). The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2007/02/28/for-want-of-a-dentist-span-classbankheadpr-georges-boy-dies-after-bacteria-from-tooth-spread-to-brain-span/34055bc4-0986-4ee1-918a-fcfb0b3b541a/
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Children’s chapter book by David Walliams with illustrations by Tony Ross. Harper: New York, 2016. Strange things have been happening in twelve-year-old Alfie’s town. When children put their lost teeth under their pillows for the Tooth Fairy, instead of money they find gruesome items like a dead snake, spiders, or an oozing scab. Alfie
Early chapter book by Nancy Krulik with illustrations by John & Wendy. Grosset & Dunlap: New York, 2007. Part of the “Katie Kazoo Switcheroo” series. From the smell–a mixture of bleach and mint mouthwash–to the water sucking tube that makes her drool to the pointy tool the dentist uses to pick at her teeth,
Children’s book by Dan Gutman with illustrations by Jim Paillot. Harper: New York, 2019. Part of the “My Weirder-est School” series. It is National Dessert Day so the school nurse has invited a dentist, Dr. Floss, to come talk to the students. That’s when weird things begin to happen. Instead of encouraging the students
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Picture book written and illustrated by Dr. Ben Magleby. Booksurge Publishing, 2008. Sugarbug Doug loves living in your mouth where he can build a strong house, get lots of sugary food, and invite friends to join him. What he doesn’t like are toothbrushes, floss, healthy foods, and water with fluoride. These all make it
Picture book by Laurie Keller. Henry Holt and Company: New York, 2000. Join the 32 grown-up teeth for a day at Tooth School. With humor and cartoon asides, readers learn about the parts of a tooth, the importance of baby teeth, different types of teeth and their uses, and the basics of oral health.
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Children’s book by Vicki Cobb, with illustrations by Andrew N. Harris and photomicrographs by Dennis Kunkel. Millbrook Press: Minneapolis, MN, 2009. Part of the “Body Battles” series. Take a journey inside your mouth to see all the important players that protect your teeth from cavities and what happens if you do get a cavity.
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Children’s book by Charlotte Guillain. Heinemann Library: Chicago, IL, 2011. Part of the “Growing Up” series. Each two-page spread in this book answers a question about dental visits. It walks kids through all of the steps, introduces them to the tools dentists use, and how to care for their teeth. Photos throughout the book
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Picture book by Margie Palatini and illustrated by Jack E. Davis. Simon & Schuster for Young Readers: New York, 2004. Stewart has a sweet tooth that causes many problems for him because of its insatiable appetite for candy, cookies, and cake. He ruins his cousin’s wedding when he destroys the wedding cake, gets sent
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