Dear Parents,
November is National Dental Dam Month (NDDM).
This is a great time to talk with your kids about the value–and versatility–of dental dams. I recommend scheduling a time when you can sit down with your child, make some ice cream sundaes, and show them your dental dams.
Take this time to answer questions about the dams, to clear up misconceptions (for example, Fruit Roll-Ups do not make for good dental dams, but a swim cap is okay), and to teach them the dangers of putting a dental dam over their mouth and nose simultaneously, which may lead to asphyxiation.
If you are having trouble talking to your son or daughter about dental dams, here are several informative websites I endorse:
www.ddamz.com/the_talk
www.dentaldamage.co.uk
www.therubbercurtain.com
Most importantly, don’t let November pass you buy. Before you know it you’ll be stuffing that turkey, thinking, “I never talked to my daughter about dental dams. It may already be too late.” And it may be.
Dental dams* are available in the nurse’s office in red and white (school colors) and clear.
For more information on dental dams, email me at pistolpete@Bigskyhighschool.edu
Sincerely,
Pete Dumbrowski
*Please note that dentists are not a substantial source of information on the subject–unless they use dental dams themselves.
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Press your dental dams up against my window