Truth vs Myths about Dental Procedures

Read the article on The Truth Behind Major Dentist Myths (click on the title link)

Then answer the following questions:

1. What new thing (even vocabulary) about dental procedures have you learnt from the article?

2. What do you think the article means by: “modern anesthetizing techniques not traditionally taught in dental schools?” (you may make enquiries, even talk to your teachers and practitioners about this)

3. Do you know one other myth about dental health?

VOCABULARY QUIZ

Stomatology on PhotoPeach

General health issues - what do they mean for our teeth?

Read the article on “Excess sugar linked with heart disease death”

Watch the video on being overweight, below:

1.       1. What is your opinion on sugar consumption in your area/age group and what are the implications,  from the point of view of the current study?

2.      2.  Why should you as a future dentist be aware of these two topics?
      3.Do you know about other such strange legally enforced health issues?
      4. What would you promote as a must, stomatologically speaking, if you had the power and why?