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title: VISITING THE DENTIST
description: "Regular dental visits are crucial for maintaining oral health and a bright smile. Despite potential apprehension, they're vital for preventing issues and ensuring overall well-being. By prioritizing these visits, individuals can ensure long-term dental health. [Visiting the Dentist! | Health…"
url: "https://eslteachersabroad.com/docs/visiting-the-dentist/"
updated: "2024-05-04"
category: Lesson Plans
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# VISITING THE DENTIST

Regular dental visits are crucial for maintaining oral health and a bright smile. Despite potential apprehension, they're vital for preventing issues and ensuring overall well-being. By prioritizing these visits, individuals can ensure long-term dental health.

[Visiting the Dentist! | Health for Kids | SciShow Kids](https://www.youtube.com/embed/39BfmKyYnVI?feature=oembed)

## Previous Class Recap

- Practiced scheduling appointments with the dentist.
- Learned key phrases for making appointments.
- Role-played dialogues as patients and receptionists.

## Objective:

1. Understand the experience of visiting the dentist.

2. Communicate and respond to questions about discomfort or pain.

3. Understand common dental procedures.

4. Practice interacting with a medical professional.

## Materials Needed:

1. Peppa Pig goes to the dentist video

2. PowerPoint Presentation

3. Going to the dentist worksheet

4. Cut-out flashcards with vocabulary

![](https://eslteachersabroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/d68f39885e2807e6aef5d219587a282e-1.jpg)

**Introduction (5 mins)**

Greet students and review previous lesson's vocabulary.

- Introduce today's topic: Visiting the Dentist.

- Discuss students' feelings about going to the dentist.

- Prompt discussion on reasons why people visit the dentist.

**Presentation (30 mins)**

- Show Peppa Pig goes to the dentist video.

- Present PowerPoint with key vocabulary and phrases.

- Role-play dialogues between dentist and patient with co-teacher.

- Review key expressions: toothache, cavity, filling, crooked, braces.

- Role-play dialogues again to reinforce understanding.

![](https://eslteachersabroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CDS_3309.jpg)
Portrait of a dentist holding dental instruments in his hands in the clinic close-up

**Practice (10 mins)**

- Distribute worksheets with dialogue, ask students to fill in missing words.
- Provide flashcards with pictures and words for practice.
- Students work in pairs, practicing dialogues as both dentist and patient.
- Use flashcards to assist in role-play scenarios.

**Production (10 mins)**

- Provide new role-play dialogue for routine dental check-up.
- Students choose roles and act out dialogues with creative twists (e.g., as favorite characters).
- Encourage confidence in speaking and correct pronunciation.
- Offer incentives for students to perform dialogues in front of the class.

## Conclusion

- Review key vocabulary and phrases as a class.

- Quiz students on images displayed on PowerPoint.

- Ask questions to assess understanding of the lesson.

- Ensure all students feel encouraged and confident about visiting the dentist.

**Evaluation of Objectives:**

- Note areas of difficulty during role-plays.

- Assess student feedback on perceived difficulty of the lesson.

- Offer extra practice for students struggling with pronunciation or understanding.

- Prepare for the next lesson on visiting the pharmacy and picking up prescribed medication.

**Next Class:**

- Remind students about the dentist visit lesson.

- Introduce pharmacy visit and picking up prescribed medication.

- Practice key phrases and vocabulary related to pharmacy settings.

- Role-play scenarios related to pharmacy visits and medication pick-ups.