At Teddy Bear Check-Up, Kids Learn Not to Be Scared

Volunteers from the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston gave out dental information, toothbrushes and floss at The Health Museum’s annual Teddy Bear Check-Up on Dec. 1.  

Children were encouraged to bring their favorite stuffed animals or dolls to make the rounds of booths staffed by volunteers from a variety of healthcare professions teaching about dental care, nutrition, hygiene, safety, vision and hearing care, physical fitness and more.

At the “Tough Teeth” table, dentists examined the stuffed animals’ (as available) and also used a model to show proper tooth care and flossing. The process of losing baby teeth and getting permanent teeth was also explained.

Participants from UTSD included Drs. Regina Lewis, Minyue Dai, Alexander Ochoa Falla, Bret Ibarra, Davette Johnson and Quynh-Thuyen Tan.