STORY: EARLY DENTAL CARE
SCRIPT
# 604 SHOOT: 4/12/05
AIRDATE: Monday, May 9, 2005
Daybreak and Midday
DHC
Master #21 Timecode: 5:24 American
dentists and pediatricians
now
recommend a dental check-up
early
in a young child's life. Many
immigrant
families new to American
customs
are adopting what is often a new
cultural
practice. Dr. Linda Niessen looks at
one example in
today's segment of Dental
Health
Check.
SOVT: 1:32
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SOPHIE
AND EVAN WALKING IN (VOICE-OVER)
SUPER: Dallas :02-07 A visit to
the dentist feels like a fun field
trip
to young Sophie and Evan Anderson.
Their
mother, who is from France, follows
a
new American custom: taking young children to the dentist.
SUPER: Natalie Anderson :16-21 ("Compared to Europe, I don't know, maybe
Mother of Two it is true. I don't
think Europeans take as
good
care of their teeth. That's why they
don't have great teeth like you see most people here.")
CHILDREN
IN DENTAL OFFICE The
American Academy of Pediatric
Dentistry
and the American Academy
of
Pediatrics both recommend:
a
dental visit by age one and a
complete
check-up with x-rays and cleaning by age
three.
SUPER: Dr. Alejandra Villasenor ("And
we do not use the word "hurt" in
Pediatric Dentist :38-42 our
office. We don't talk about shots,
we
talk about bubbles. We talk about putting
your
tooth to sleep.")
INTERACTION
WITH CHILD You
should choose a child-friendly
office,
one that uses non-threatening
words
and makes the visit
fun.
DENTAL
HYGIENIST ("Can
you see yourself in my little tooth
mirror?")
MOTHER
AND CHILDREN Parents
play a critical role in conveying
to
the child only positive images of the
dentist.
NATALIE
ANDERSON ("Well,
it's easy to come here. There's
a
lot of toys and a lot of people to play
with
them and take care of them. So it's easy.")
MORE
OF THE CHILDREN To
a mother new to America, this
pediatric
dental office impresses her.
ON
CAMERA (STAND-UP
CLOSE)
SUPER: Dr. Linda Niessen
1:16-1:21 Baby or
primary teeth form
Baylor
College of Dentistry a
path that the permanent teeth follow. So it's just as important to take good care of those baby teeth, starting
with a dental
appointment
by the first birthday. For Baylor
College of Dentistry, Texas A&M
Health Science Center, I'm Dr. Linda Niessen,
Channel 8 News.
For
more information:
Visit
the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
For
viewer inquires:
Dr.
Alejandra Villasenor,
Pediatric Dentist
Dr.
Mark Kogut, Pediatric Dentist
8355
Walnut Hill Lane, Suite 110
Dallas,
TX
214-696-3082