brighter smiles, stronger futures
The Shinta Mani Foundation gives free dental care to children in Siem Reap. Many children do not go to the dentist. Some have tooth pain. Some cannot eat well. Some do not smile. The clinic helps these children.
More than 1,000 children get help. They get cleanings, fillings, and fluoride treatments. These treatments clean the teeth and stop pain. They help children feel better.
Many kind people work at the clinic. Volunteers from Global Dental Relief, Husk Cambodia, and the Shinta Mani Foundation help the children. They work together as a team.
Healthy teeth are important. When children have good teeth, they can eat well and sleep well. They go to school and learn. They smile more and feel happy.
The clinic is a big success. It helps many children and families. The volunteers work hard. Families say thank you for the help.
The Shinta Mani Foundation wants to help more children. The team makes more plans for the future.
Thank you to everyone who helps. Your care gives children brighter smiles and better lives.
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Vocabulary:
- free dental care – when a dentist helps your teeth and you do not pay money
- a dentist – a doctor who works with teeth
- tooth pain – when your tooth hurts
- to smile – to show you are happy by moving your mouth up
- a cleaning (of teeth) – when someone makes your teeth clean
- a filling (of a tooth) – when a dentist fixes a hole in your tooth
- to stop pain – to make the pain go away
- a fluoride treatment – a special liquid that helps make your teeth strong
- a clinic – a small place where people get care from a doctor or dentist
- a volunteer – a person who helps other people and does not get money
- relief – a good feeling when pain or a problem goes away
- healthy – feeling good and having no sickness or pain
- a success – when something goes well and helps people
- to care for somebody – to help someone and make sure they are okay
- a bright smile – a happy and clean smile
- a better life – a life that is happier, safer, and healthier
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Only one answer correct:
1. What Is A Dentist?
a) Works with teeth
b) Drives a school bus
c) Sells medicine
2. What Does It Mean To Stop Pain?
a) To start pain
b) To make pain go away
c) To clean your hands
3. What Is A Clinic?
a) A store for toothbrushes
b) A small place for medical or dental care
c) A school for doctors
4. What Is Free Dental Care?
a) Care for teeth that does not cost money
b) Buying new toothbrushes
c) Care for sick animals
5. What Does It Mean To Smile?
a) To cry
b) To show you are happy with your face
c) To clean your teeth
6. What Is Tooth Pain?
a) Pain in your back
b) Pain in your tooth
c) Pain in your arm
7. What Is A Filling (Of A Tooth)?
a) A hole in the ground
b) Something that fixes a hole in a tooth
c) A type of toothpaste
8. What Is A Fluoride Treatment?
a) A special drink for children
b) A kind of food
c) A liquid that makes teeth strong
9. What Is A Bright Smile?
a) A clean and happy smile
b) A shiny coin
c) A loud voice
10. What Is A Volunteer?
a) A person who sells toothpaste
b) A person who helps and does not get money
c) A person who drives a bus
11. What Does Healthy Mean?
a) Eating candy
b) Feeling tired
c) Feeling good and not sick
12. What Is Relief?
a) A bad feeling from pain
b) A trip to the clinic
c) A good feeling when pain goes away
13. What Is A Cleaning (Of Teeth)?
a) Fixing a hole in a tooth
b) Brushing and making teeth clean
c) Eating sweet food
14. What Does It Mean To Care For Somebody?
a) To help someone and make sure they are okay
b) To teach someone math
c) To tell someone to go away
15. What Is A Success?
a) When something goes wrong
b) When something helps people and goes well
c) When something is difficult
16. What Is A Better Life?
a) A life that is more fun at school
b) A life that is happier, safer, and healthier
c) A life with more toys
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1 a, 2 b, 3 b, 4 a, 5 b, 6 c, 7 b, 8 c, 9 a,
10 b, 11 c, 12 c, 13 b, 14 a, 15 c, 16 a
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Fill in the blanks with the correct word:
- The dentist helps if you have ______ in your tooth.
a) a cleaning
b) a clinic
c) tooth pain - If you have tooth pain, you can go to a ______ for help.
a) clinic
b) bright smile
c) volunteer - A ______ is a person who helps without getting money.
a) healthy
b) volunteer
c) relief - A ______ is when a dentist cleans your teeth to make them shiny.
a) cleaning
b) fluoride treatment
c) filling - A ______ is something the dentist puts in a hole in your tooth.
a) better life
b) filling
c) free dental care - A ______ helps make your teeth strong and stops tooth pain.
a) fluoride treatment
b) care for somebody
c) bright smile - The dentist wants you to have a ______ and no pain.
a) care for somebody
b) success
c) bright smile - Sometimes people get free help called ______ to fix their teeth.
a) free dental care
b) relief
c) filling - When your tooth feels better, you have ______ from the pain.
a) to smile
b) relief
c) healthy - To ______ means to show you are happy with your face.
a) tooth pain
b) to smile
c) a dentist - You can ______ for your family to keep them healthy.
a) care for somebody
b) success
c) clinic - A person who works on teeth is called a ______.
a) volunteer
b) dentist
c) bright smile - When you feel good and strong, you are ______.
a) better life
b) healthy
c) success - When something works well and helps people, it is a ______.
a) filling
b) success
c) relief - A ______ is a place where dentists work and help people.
a) clinic
b) free dental care
c) volunteer - When your life is happier and safer, you have ______.
a) bright smile
b) a better life
c) cleaning
Answers:
1 c, 2 a, 3 b, 4 a, 5 b, 6 a, 7 c, 8 a, 9 b,
10 b, 11 c, 12 b, 13 b, 14 c, 15 a, 16 b
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Match the words to their correct definitions
Words:
- free dental care
- a dentist
- tooth pain
- to smile
- a cleaning
- a filling
- to stop pain
- a fluoride treatment
- a clinic
- a volunteer
- relief
- healthy
- a success
- to care for somebody
- a bright smile
- a better life
Definitions:
a) A person who helps without getting money.
b) A place where people go to get help from a doctor or dentist.
c) When your teeth get cleaned by a dentist.
d) To show happiness with your face.
e) Help that does not cost money to fix your teeth.
f) Something a dentist puts in a tooth to fix a hole.
g) To make the pain go away.
h) When your tooth hurts.
i) A treatment that makes your teeth strong and healthy.
j) To look after someone because you want them to be well.
k) Feeling good and not sick.
l) A happy and healthy smile that shows your teeth.
m) When something works well and is good.
n) Feeling better because pain or problems stop.
o) A person who fixes teeth.
p) A life that is safer, happier, and better.
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1 e, 2 o, 3 h, 4 d, 5 c, 6 f, 7 g, 8 i, 9 b,
10 a, 11 n, 12 k, 13 m, 14 j, 15 l, 16 p
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True or False?
- A volunteer helps people without getting money.
- A filling is when a dentist cleans your teeth.
- Tooth pain means your tooth hurts.
- A clinic is a place where dentists work.
- To smile means to show you are happy with your face.
- Free dental care costs a lot of money.
- A fluoride treatment helps make your teeth strong.
- Healthy means you feel good and not sick.
- A dentist is a person who works on cars.
- Relief means feeling better when pain stops.
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True: 1,3,4,5,7,8,10
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Fill in, words below:
- A dentist __________ people with their teeth.
- Tooth __________ can make you feel bad.
- A clinic is a place to get __________ for your teeth.
- Volunteers give __________ dental care to children.
- A __________ makes your teeth shine.
- A __________ stops tooth pain in a hole.
- Fluoride treatment makes teeth strong and __________
- To smile means to show __________ on your face.
- Healthy teeth help you have a __________ smile.
- Caring for somebody helps them have a __________life.
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free – better – helps – healthy. – bright – pain – filling – happiness – cleaning – help
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- helps
2. pain
3. help
4. free
5. cleaning
6. filling
7. healthy.
8. happiness
9. bright
10. better
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Interview with Oum, a dentist, who supports the Foundation – complete, NO words given :
- Q: Who are you?
A: I am Oum. I am a dentist. - Q: What do you do?
A: I help children with their t__________ and give dental care. - Q: How do you help the children?
A: I clean their teeth, fix holes, and give f__________ treatments. - Q: What is a filling?
A: A filling is when I put a special material in a hole in the t__________. - Q: Do you stop tooth pain?
A: Yes, I stop tooth pain with f__________ and other treatments. - Q: Who helps you in your work?
A: V__________and the Shinta Mani Foundation help me a lot. - Q: What is free dental care?
A: Free dental care means children do not pay m__________ for dental help. - Q: Why is a bright smile important?
A: A bright smile shows c__________ are healthy and happy. - Q: Where do you work?
A: I work in a c__________ with my team of helpers. - Q: How do you feel when children have healthy teeth?
A: I feel h__________ and proud to help them.
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Full interview:
- Q: Who are you?
A: I am Oum. I am a dentist. - Q: What do you do?
A: I help children with their teeth and give dental care. - Q: How do you help the children?
A: I clean their teeth, fix holes, and give fluoride treatments. - Q: What is a filling?
A: A filling is when I put a special material in a hole in the tooth. - Q: Do you stop tooth pain?
A: Yes, I stop tooth pain with fillings and other treatments. - Q: Who helps you in your work?
A: Volunteers and the Shinta Mani Foundation help me a lot. - Q: What is free dental care?
A: Free dental care means children do not pay money for dental help. - Q: Why is a bright smile important?
A: A bright smile shows children are healthy and happy. - Q: Where do you work?
A: I work in a clinic with my team of helpers. - Q: How do you feel when children have healthy teeth?
A: I feel happy and proud to help them.
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I work as a dentist for the Shinta Mani Foundation. Every day, I help children with their teeth. I clean their teeth and fix holes with fillings. I give fluoride treatments to keep their teeth strong and healthy. Many children have tooth pain, and I stop the pain with my care. Volunteers and the foundation help me a lot. We give free dental care to children who need it. I work in a clinic with a friendly team. I feel happy when children smile and have healthy teeth. My work helps children have a better life and bright smiles.
Rewrite the story, starting with
She works as a dentist……….
and make all changes necessary.
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Oum works as a dentist for the Shinta Mani Foundation. Every day, she helps children with their teeth. She cleans their teeth and fixes holes with fillings. She gives fluoride treatments to keep their teeth strong and healthy. Many children have tooth pain, and she stops the pain with her care. Volunteers and the foundation help her a lot. They give free dental care to children who need it. She works in a clinic with a friendly team. She feels happy when children smile and have healthy teeth. Her work helps children have a better life and bright smiles.