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Located directly across the street from The Smile Store, in what was originally Dr. Sheets’ family home, is The Shannon Kelly Toothfairy Cottage.
A visit to The Children’s Dental Center begins at The Toothfairy Cottage. The Toothfairy Cottage is a learning center which offers vital educational programs that combine a variety of highly interactive, culturally and age-appropriate, learning activities, delivered by volunteers trained in health related fields. There are five learning stations at The Cottage:
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The Learning Lounge – Designed to help children feel comfortable in a dental office setting, children watch an age-appropriate video on the importance of proper oral care.
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Puppet Corner – Children can become “dentists” as they work on life-sized stuffed, cloth “patients,” while wearing their very own mask and gown. Puppet Corner allows the children to touch and hold some of the often intimidating dental tools that may be awaiting them across the street at The Smile Store.
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Dr. Seemore Science’s Lab – The importance of dental hygiene and germ awareness are taught through the aid of microscopes, dental models, and lesson plans developed by a credentialed teacher.
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Aunt Dottie’s Nutritional Kitchen – The focus is on nutrition, as children and parents
learn the importance about healthy meal preparation. They learn the sugar content of some of their favorite snacks and beverages, and the healthy, tasty alternatives they can make to replace the sugary snacks.
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Dr. Hygiene’s Hideaway (OHI) – This oral health instruction room offers wall-to-wall child-sized sinks where kids await the adventures about germ awareness. After washing their hands and brushing their teeth, a black light shows the children just how thoroughly they actually brushed and washed. The younger children are introduced to little memorable tooth brushing jingles to sing that will make brushing time, fun time.
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