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By A1C Jalene A. Brooks 11th Dental Squadron
Memebers of the 11th Dental Squadron visited the JP Hoyer Child Development Center to teach the importance of proper oral hygiene during National Children's Dental Health Month.
Dental technicians visited each classroom in groups of threes. One dressed as a tooth, another carrying a handmade interactive display, and the last acted as a puppeteer. They also conducted a toothbrush exchange on base for the children.
"My son loved his new toothbrush," said Diana Sledd, parent and education technician at the JP Hoyer CDC. "He came home with it on a Friday and all he did that weekend was brush his teeth."
Brian Wilson, 4, brushes a puppet’s teeth during a dental health demonstration at JP Hoyer Child Development Center on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Fed 14, 2018. The demonstration was led by the 11th Dental Squadron as a part of National Children’s Dental Health Month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jalene A. Brooks)
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Senior Airman Michelle Andrews, 11th Dental Squadron dental technician speaks to children at the JP Hoyer Child Development Center on the importance of dental hygiene on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb 14, 2018. Andrews dressed up as a tooth to help relate dental care to the children. The 11th Dental Squadron visited each of the three CDCs on base in the month of February to celebrate National Children’s Dental Health Month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jalene A. Brooks)
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A group of children and education technicians from the JP Hoyer Child Development Center pose for a photo with bags of oral hygiene products from the 11th Dental Squadron on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 14, 2018. The 11th DS visited the CDC as part of National Children’s Dental Health Month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jalene A. Brooks)
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A puppet used to demonstrate proper brushing techniques is displayed during a dental demonstration at the JP Hoyer Child Development Center on Joint Base Andrews Md., Feb. 14, 2018. Dental Technicians with the 11th Dental Squadron visited each of the three CDC’s on base to educate children on the importance on oral hygiene for National Children’s Dental Health Month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jalene A. Brooks)
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