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DENTISTRYSTEM-Based
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICAMERIT BADGE SERIESDENTISTRY“Enhancing our youths’ competitive edge through merit badges”
Requirements1. Using X-ray (radiographic) films and with your counselor’sguidance, study the tooth structure and look for decay.Then do the following:a. Using the radiographs as a guide, draw a lower molar.Label its parts and surfaces. Show surrounding structuressuch as bone and gum tissues.b. Show on your drawing where the nerves and bloodvessels enter the tooth.c. Show on your drawing where bacterial plaque is mostlikely to be found.2. Do the following:a. Tell or write about what causes dental decay and gumdisease. Tell how each of the following contributes todental decay and gum disease: bacterial plaque, sugars,and acid.b. Tell the possible causes for traumatic tooth loss, describethe types of mouth guards used to help prevent toothtrauma, and list the athletic activities during which aperson should wear a mouth guard.c. Explain the first-aid procedure for saving a tooth that hasbeen knocked out.d. Discuss how the use of tobacco products can negativelyaffect your oral health.35882ISBN 978-0-8395-3394-8 2016 Boy Scouts of America2016 Printing
3. Arrange for a visit with a dentist. Before you go, askwhether your visit can include a dental examination anda plaque-control demonstration. Afterward, ask questionsabout things you want to know. Then tell your counselorwhat the dentist does during a checkup examination.4. Do TWO of the following:a. Name at least five instruments and five pieces ofequipment a dentist uses.b. With the help of a dentist, prepare a dental stonecast using a vibrator, a mixing bowl, a water measure,a plastic measure, model stone, and a spatula.c. Keep a record of everything you eat for three days. Circlethose items that may provide the sugars that bacterialplaque needs to make acid. List snacks that you shouldavoid to help maintain the best oral health.5. Discuss with your merit badge counselor the following:a. How fluorides help prevent tooth decay and the waysfluorides can be provided to the teeth.b. How the mouth is related to the rest of the body.Topics might include chewing, saliva, enzymes,nutrition, and speech.6. Do TWO of the following:a. Make a model tooth out of soap, clay, papier-mâché,or wax. Using a string and a large hand brush, showyour troop or a school class proper toothbrushing andflossing procedures.b. Make a poster on the prevention of dental disease.Show the importance of good oral health.c. Collect at least five advertisements for differenttoothpastes. List the claims that each one makes.Tell about the accuracy of the advertisements.DENTISTRY3
d. Write a feature story for your school newspaper on theproper care of teeth and gums. Include in your storyhow the use of tobacco products can negatively affecta person’s oral health.e. Make drawings and write about the progress of dentaldecay. Describe the types of dental filling and treatmentsa dentist can use to repair dental decay problems.7. Learn about career opportunities for both Doctor of DentalSurgery (D.D.S.) and auxiliary dental professions. Pickeither general dentistry OR a dental specialty, plus oneauxiliary dental profession. Find out about the education,training, and experience required for these two professions.Discuss these with your counselor, and explain why theseprofessions interest you.
Dentistry Resources.Dentistry ResourcesScouting LiteratureFirst Aid, Medicine, and Public Healthmerit badge pamphletsFor more information aboutor to order Scouting-relatedresources, visit the BSA’sonline retail cataolog athttp://www.scoutstuff.org.BooksBetancourt, Jeanne. Smile!How to Cope with Your Braces.Alfred A. Knopf, 1982.Brazis, D.D.S., Steven J. Your Children’sTeeth: A Parent’s Guide toSaving Money at the Dentist.CreateSpace, 2010.Klatell, Jack, Andrew Kaplan, andGray Williams Jr. The Mount SinaiMedical Center Family Guide toDental Health. Macmillan PublishingCompany, 1991.Kulacz, D.D.S., Robert, and Thomas E.Levy, M.D., J.D. The Roots ofDisease: Connecting Dentistry &Medicine. Xlibris, 2002.Lee, McHenry, Joleen Jackson, andVicki J. Audette. I Hate Dentists!The Feel Good Guide to Going tothe Dentist. IHD Publishing, 1999.Marsoli, Lisa Ann. Things to KnowAbout Going to the Dentist. SilverBurdett Company, 1984.Ring, Malvin. Dentistry: An IllustratedHistory. Harry N. Abrams Inc., 1992.Breiner, Mark A. Whole-Body Dentistry:Discover the Missing Piece to BetterHealth. Quantum Health Press, 1999.Taintor, Jerry F., and Mary Jane Taintor.The Oral Report: The Consumer’sCommon Sense Guide to BetterDental Care. Ballantine, 1989.Friedman, Jay W. Complete Guide toDental Health. AuthorHouse, 2002.Ward, Brian R. Dental Care. FranklinWatts, 1986.Ichord, Loretta Frances. Toothwormsand Spider Juice: An IllustratedHistory of Dentistry. The MillbrookPress, 2000.Wynbrandt, James. The ExcruciatingHistory of Dentistry: Toothsome Talesand Oral Oddities From Babylon toBraces. St. Martin’s Press, 2000.62DENTISTRY
.Dentistry ResourcesOrganizations and WebsitesAcademy of Comprehensive EstheticsWebsite: http://www.ACEsthetics.comAcademy of General DentistryToll-free telephone: 888-243-3368Website: http://www.agd.orgAmerican Academy ofCosmetic DentistryToll-free telephone: 800-543-9220Website: http://www.aacd.comAmerican Association of PublicHealth DentistryWebsite: http://www.aaphd.orgAmerican College of ProsthodontistsWebsite: http://www.prosthodontics.orgAmerican DentalAssistants AssociationWebsite: http://www.dentalassistant.orgAmerican Dental AssociationWebsite: http://www.ada.orgAmerican Academy ofDental Sleep MedicineWebsite: http://www.aadsm.orgAmerican DentalEducation AssociationWebsite: http://www.adea.orgAmerican Academy of Oral andMaxillofacial PathologyToll-free telephone: 888-552-2667Website: http://www.aaomp.orgAmerican DentalHygienists’ AssociationWebsite: http://www.adha.orgAmerican Academy of Oral andMaxillofacial RadiologyWebsite: http://www.aaomr.orgAmerican Academy ofPediatric DentistryWebsite: http://www.aapd.orgAmerican Academyof PeriodontologyWebsite: http://www.perio.orgAmerican Associationof EndodontistsToll-free telephone: 800-872-3636Website: http://www.aae.orgAmerican Association of Oraland Maxillofacial SurgeonsWebsite: http://www.aaoms.orgAmerican Associationof OrthodontistsWebsite: http://www.braces.orgAmerican Dental Society ofAnesthesiologyWebsite: http://www.adsahome.orgAmerican Society of DentistAnesthesiologistsWebsite: http://www.asdahq.orgDentalsiteWebsite: http://www.dentalsite.comHealthWebWebsite: http://www.healthweb.orgAcknowledgmentsThe Boy Scouts of America is gratefulto Kent Smith, D.D.S., for his expertiseand assistance with this merit badgepamphlet. Thanks to Dr. Smith andDr. Jeff Roy for the use of their facilitiesat 21st Century Dental in Irving, Texas.We thank Dr. Smith, Dr. Roy, andtheir staff members, who went beyondthe call of duty to help make possiblethe photography in this edition of theDentistry merit badge pamphlet.DENTISTRY63
and assistance with this merit badge pamphlet. Thanks to Dr. Smith and Dr. Jeff Roy for the use of their facilities at 21st Century Dental in Irving, Texas. We thank Dr. Smith, Dr. Roy, and their staff members, who went beyond the call of duty to help make possible the photograp
