Health: Toothache of the Clown

Series: Joy of Growing Series

Duration: 8

Year Published: 1971

Creator: Coronet Films

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Dramatizes the story of a clown with a toothache to show the need for proper dental care. Demonstrates the dentist's work by alternating scenes of children working on huge teeth with the clown's trip to the dentist. Shows the dentist at work using novocain and filling the clown's tooth. Attributes the clown's cavity to candy and sticky teeth and illustrates proper brushing techniques., The need for regular dental care is shown in a story about a sad clown with a toothache. Depicts the need for cutting down on sweets, brushing properly, and visiting the dentist regularly.

Complete Record: Dramatizes the story of a clown with a toothache to show the need for proper dental care. Demonstrates the dentist's work by alternating scenes of children working on huge teeth with the clown's trip to the dentist. Shows the dentist at work using novocain and filling the clown's tooth. Attributes the clown's cavity to candy and sticky teeth and illustrates proper brushing techniques., The need for regular dental care is shown in a story about a sad clown with a toothache. Depicts the need for cutting down on sweets, brushing properly, and visiting the dentist regularly.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.