PBS
Career Connections | Dental Assisting
Think you might want to work in the field of dentistry but are not sure? A great entry program is to become a dental assistant. A short video details the many career pathways in this field and the training required for each option.
PBS
Career Connections | Industrial Hygienist
When one thinks of a hygienist, it's usually in the context of a dental office. A short video explores the world of the industrial hygienist who specializes in occupational health and safety. The job of these safety professionals is to...
Curated OER
Pretend Teeth
Elmo and Abby demonstrate the proper method for brushing teeth in this video. The characters use imaginary toothbrushes to show the appropriate techniques. It's a fun way to introduce this topic.
TED-Ed
What Causes Bad Breath?
Onions, garlic, and coffee can all have unfortunate effects on your breath, but what is the real cause of halitosis? Follow along with this video as it investigates how the bacteria that live in our mouths are responsible for these...
Periodic Videos
Mercury
For many years, mercury was used in thermometers, dental fillings, and fluorescent lights. As scientists better understand the toxicity of this liquid metal, other materials replace these uses for mercury. Young scientists learn about...
Curated OER
Laurence Fishburne: Toothbrush
Providing a lesson on brushing teeth properly, this video featuring Laurence Fishburne and a couple of Sesame Street regulars, could be used in a pre-school or kindergarten classroom. This would be a fun way to cover this topic.
Nemours KidsHealth
How the Body Works—Teeth
In the setting of a variety show, Nurb sings onstage about human teeth. He goes through the progression of how they grow, when they are lost, and when wisdom teeth come in. He chirps about the different types of teeth and what roles they...
Crash Course
Money and Finance
Chances are, the teenagers in your economics class have some experience with money. Help them understand that money is more than the dollars and coins they feed into the school vending machines with a video from Crash Course economics....
Numberphile
How Random is a Coin Toss?
It turns out that coin tosses might not be random after all. A math professor explains the results of his work in a video from the Numberphile Coins series. Flipping a coin results in the original state (heads or tails) 51 percent of the...
The Brain Scoop
A Bear Skull
What can you learn about a bear by examining its skull? Take an impromptu look at bear anatomy with a video from an extensive mammals playlist. Scientists examine the skull's teeth and compare them with those of a younger bear to...