Fillings For Baby Teeth A Waste Of Time
การพาเด็กเล็กๆไปหาหมอฟันเป็นเรื่องที่ยากมากสำหรับคุณพ่อ คุณแม่ทั้งหลาย มาอ่านข่าวนีกันว่าการพาเด็กเล็กไปหาหมอฟันเพื่ออุดฟันนั้นไม่จำเป็นเลย เพราะอะไร ก็ติดตามข่าวนี้กัน เนื้อหาเหมาะสำหรับนักเรียนชั้นมัธยมศึกษาตอนปลาย
Fillings For Baby Teeth A Waste Of Time
It may be a waste of time sending children to the dentist to have fillings. The BBC reports on the opinion of 50 British dentists who attended a dental conference. They suggested it could be unnecessary to fill baby teeth. Many of the dentists said many young children go to the dentist when they don’t have to. This could be good news for kids who hate the dentist. Many children develop a fear of dentists because of fillings, injections and the sound of the drill. This can become a phobia and continue into adulthood. The BBC says: “Experts already know there is wide variation in care, which means that a young child with signs of tooth decay could have no treatment, a filling or the tooth pulled out depending on which dentist they attend.”
Dental decay is one of the most common childhood health problems. As soon as a baby's first teeth appear, they are at risk of decay. From as young as six months, a baby tooth could get “baby bottle decay”. Later on there are early childhood cavities. The American Dental Association says these can affect speech, communication, nutrition and quality of life. They say the good news is that decay is preventable. A dental expert, Dr Gail Topping, is currently researching what the best treatment is. She will look into fillings, improved dental hygiene, and the child eating fewer sugary things. She said dentists currently use their own judgment to decide what’s best for a child’s decayed teeth on a case-by-case basis.
Exercises
1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and check whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):
a.Scientists say there is no need to take small children to the dentist. T / F
b.Dentists say some children visit the dentist when it is needless. T / F
c. Children can develop a fear of dentists because of injections and drills. T / F
d.All dentists treat tooth decay in baby teeth the same way. T / F
e.Tooth decay is a major health problem for children. T / F
f. Some babies get tooth decay from their feeding bottle. T / F
g. American dentists say tooth decay can affect a child’s quality of life. T / F
h. An expert says children eat too many things containing sugar. T / F
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:
| 1. | opinion | a. | holes |
| 2 | unnecessary | b. | build up |
| 3. | develop | c. | go to |
| 4. | phobia | d. | specialist |
| 5. | attend | e. | come out |
| 6. | appear | f. | point of view |
| 7. | cavities | g. | fear |
| 8. | nutrition | h. | presently |
| 9. | expert | i. | needless |
| 10. | currently | j. | diet |
3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one. combination is possible):
| 1. | It may be a waste | a. | hate the dentist |
| 2 | it could be unnecessary to fill | b. | preventable |
| 3. | good news for kids who | c. | sugary things |
| 4. | the sound | d. | of time |
| 5. | depending on | e. | childhood health problems |
| 6. | one of the most common | f. | baby teeth |
| 7. | decay is | g. | basis |
| 8. | improved dental | h. | of the drill |
| 9. | eating fewer | i. | hygiene |
| 10. | on a case-by-case | j. | which dentist they attend |
ประเด็นคำถามเพื่อการอภิปราย
1. DO you look after your teeth?
2. How often do you do them?
3. How do you prevent tooth decay?
4. How often do you see the dentist?
กิจกรรมเสนอแนะ
1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘tooth’ and ‘decay’.
tooth
decay
2. Make a poster about dental hygiene. Include lots of advice.
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