0:00:22 > 0:00:24Come on, then.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26This is Ava, and she is three years old.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29- I think we might need to get some water.- We do.
0:00:29 > 0:00:30Come on, then.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32- Do you want to turn the tap on? - Yeah.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36Ava likes to help her mum look after all the plants in the garden.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Wow, that's so much!
0:00:38 > 0:00:40Which one are you going to water first?
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Oh, well done.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46Shall I take some pictures of you while you're doing your work?
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Lovely! Let's see those lovely teeth.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51What a lovely smile you have, Ava!
0:00:51 > 0:00:53Hey, that's a good one!
0:00:53 > 0:00:57Today, Ava is going to do something new for the first time.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59But what will it be?
0:00:59 > 0:01:00This is Ava's memory box.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04It helps her remember all the exciting things that have happened.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07See if you can spot what goes in it today.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09Look what Mummy's got - some mirrors.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Would you like to see your teeth in this mirror?
0:01:12 > 0:01:16Ava's mum is showing her how to look at her teeth in a mirror.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19What do you think? Can you see them? Do they look good?
0:01:19 > 0:01:20Let me see...
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Can you see your top teeth too? Oh, yes.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Do you know what I think we should do?
0:01:25 > 0:01:29I think we should go to a special person called the dentist,
0:01:29 > 0:01:31someone that can help us count our teeth.
0:01:31 > 0:01:32Shall we do that?
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Come on, then. Let's go.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37After we are born, our first set of teeth grow,
0:01:37 > 0:01:39and these are called milk teeth.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43Milk teeth eventually fall out so that our adult teeth can grow.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47Your teeth need to be really strong so that you can chew your food.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50It's important to brush your teeth every day in the
0:01:50 > 0:01:52morning and at bedtime.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56A dentist is someone we visit who helps us take care of our teeth and
0:01:56 > 0:01:58- makes sure they stay healthy. - Good girl.
0:01:58 > 0:02:03Ava and Mum have come to see the dentist to get their teeth checked.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06- Hiya! Come in.- Hello! Are we going to come in?
0:02:06 > 0:02:09- Are you Ava?- Yeah.- My name's Mr Reid, I'm one of the dentists
0:02:09 > 0:02:13- that works here. This is Sam who's helping me.- Hi.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Is this the first time you've been to the dentist?
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Do you know what we do at the dentist?
0:02:18 > 0:02:21We count teeth and see how many you've got.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23- Do you want to go first, or Mummy?- Mummy.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Go on. If Mummy wants to come and have a seat...
0:02:26 > 0:02:28I'll look and count up Mummy's teeth.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Then we can have a look at yours and count yours.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36I'm going to put my gloves on, and we're going to
0:02:36 > 0:02:38use this to count Mummy's teeth with.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42- Do you want to hold on to that one?- Wow, that mirror's tiny!
0:02:43 > 0:02:47From over here... And we'll look round Mummy's mouth,
0:02:47 > 0:02:50and count Mummy's teeth. So we'll press this...
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Can you press that button there for me?
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- Press that one.- Well done, Ava. You're helping adjust the chair.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Wow! Very good.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02And can you turn the light on for me as well?
0:03:02 > 0:03:06Can you press that button there? Press it hard.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Thank you very much. That's a big help.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12The first thing into Ava's memory box is the dentist chair.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18I'm just going to shine this on Mummy's mouth and check
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Mummy's teeth, and Sam's got some glasses for you.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23- If you pop those on...- Thank you.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27- You look funny, Mum!- And we'll have a look round and count
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Mummy's teeth up. So open nice and wide...
0:03:29 > 0:03:34- Round the top, we've got one, two... - I wonder how many teeth Mummy has.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Mummy's got 30 teeth.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38How many do you think you've got, Ava?
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Do you think you've got more than that?
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Well, why don't we find out?
0:03:42 > 0:03:46Why don't we sit Mummy up, and you can use Mummy as a big cushion?
0:03:46 > 0:03:50- And you can sit on Mummy.- Come on, then.- Go on, then.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53I'm going to pop a clean pair of gloves on, OK, Ava?
0:03:53 > 0:03:57I'm going to shine this light - can you see it on your toes?
0:03:57 > 0:04:00It's going to shine on your knees, on your tummy,
0:04:00 > 0:04:02and shine on your teeth.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06We're going to count your teeth and see how many you've got.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09You've got one, two, three, four, five, six,
0:04:09 > 0:04:13seven, eight, nine... Do you know what comes after nine?
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- What comes after nine?- Ten.- You're a clever thing.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19And can you see yourself in the mirror? We'll use that to
0:04:19 > 0:04:22look at the top ones. Can you open super wide?
0:04:22 > 0:04:27- Open wide, Ava!- One, two, three, four, five,
0:04:27 > 0:04:30six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33That makes 20 teeth, Ava!
0:04:33 > 0:04:37You've got ten beautiful white teeth on the top,
0:04:37 > 0:04:39and ten beautiful white teeth on the bottom.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42So do Mum and Dad help you brush your teeth?
0:04:42 > 0:04:46When you're three you should brush your teeth in the morning,
0:04:46 > 0:04:49and last thing at night before you go to bed, OK?
0:04:49 > 0:04:53And to help you, we've got a couple of things here.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57This one here - can you see the green sand inside?
0:04:57 > 0:04:58Look, Ava - it's a timer.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02When you start to brush your teeth, turn it over. They're not
0:05:02 > 0:05:06allowed to stop until all the sand has come down there.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08You can see all the sand coming down.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Then we know how long to brush.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12You need to make sure that Mummy
0:05:12 > 0:05:15and Daddy tick the box in the morning and tick
0:05:15 > 0:05:17at night to make sure they remember to brush.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20You're coming back in a couple of weeks.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22We'll check that Mummy and Daddy
0:05:22 > 0:05:25have been doing a good job and I'm going to polish.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28- What do you say?- Thank you. - An absolute pleasure.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31- We'll see you in a few weeks' time. - See you.- OK?
0:05:31 > 0:05:35The second thing into the memory box is the timer.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Back at home, Ava's playing dentist in her room.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45You're very good at cleaning that, aren't you? There we are.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49Are you going to bandage it back up? You're so good at this.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55Ava is making pretend teeth out of modelling clay.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- It's going to be a new tooth! - Let's see it then. Wow.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02You're doing a great job as a dentist, Ava.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05And, look - you've got more patients.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07- What are you doing? - Brushing the teeth.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10How do we do that? Can you remember? How many
0:06:10 > 0:06:14- times should we...?- When we wake up. - When we wake up. And...?
0:06:14 > 0:06:18- And before we go to bed.- Has she got lovely teeth?
0:06:18 > 0:06:19How many did she have?
0:06:19 > 0:06:25Erm, she had lots! But she's tired right now.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Ava, I think you're really good at playing dentist.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Now you've checked everyone's teeth,
0:06:30 > 0:06:32it's time to brush your teeth.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35It's bedtime and we should try and get our
0:06:35 > 0:06:38teeth nice and clean. Do you want to turn your timer over?
0:06:38 > 0:06:41- Yeah.- Good girl, I'll get the toothpaste ready...
0:06:43 > 0:06:46There we are. OK, here we go. Look at Mummy, then.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50Here we are. Shall we get them nice and clean? Good girl!
0:06:50 > 0:06:51Wow!
0:06:51 > 0:06:55It's important to brush your teeth every morning and evening,
0:06:55 > 0:06:57or after very sugary snacks, as this
0:06:57 > 0:07:00helps keep your teeth clean and healthy.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Good girl - well done, Ava!
0:07:05 > 0:07:08- So good! There we are.- Spit! - Spit - a little spit.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13There we are. I need to mark that we've done our brushing for today.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17- There we are.- Well done, Ava.- Now it's time for bed. Night-night.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22The third thing into the memory box is a toothbrush.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29It's breakfast time, and Ava is learning about the different
0:07:29 > 0:07:31types of food good for our teeth.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33We'll put the good things on this plate.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Would you help? What about these sweeties?
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- I don't think those are sugary. - They're very sugary.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43This is something that we don't have between meals.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45It's better to keep for now and again.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Shall we put those things on this plate? Can you reach?
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Can we reach over there?
0:07:51 > 0:07:55- The dip and breadsticks - is that a good thing?- Yeah.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Yeah, that's a really good snack because it will fill us
0:07:58 > 0:08:01up and it's good for teeth, so we'll put that there.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05Good girl, you're getting the hang of it! Now what about drinks?
0:08:05 > 0:08:08We've got milk, and some water, and some juice.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Which drinks are good to have in between meals?
0:08:11 > 0:08:17Which do you like to drink? Some milk. And water - that's right.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21Juice is just something we often have if we are going to a party
0:08:21 > 0:08:26- isn't it? Yeah.- Yes.- Clever girl. That's it, well done.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30The fourth thing into the memory box is the healthy food.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36It's a few weeks since Ava went to the dentist,
0:08:36 > 0:08:38so it's time to go back for a checkup.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40She needs to brush her teeth.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43- Can you remember how much? - A little bit.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Just the size of small pea. Gentle squeeze.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- Perfect.- Perfect.- That's great.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- Don't forget your timer. - Shall we turn it over?
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Do you want to turn over the timer?
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Ready and go! That's it. Can you see your teeth?
0:08:57 > 0:09:01Let Mummy see. What a good job! Shall Mummy have a little go now?
0:09:01 > 0:09:04Can you see in the mirror? Can Mummy show you? OK.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08Good girl. Nice and still, big open mouth, please.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12Just do some little scrubs. What a lovely wide yawn.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Oh, let's get those all lovely and sparkly.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Well done, and we'll do the biting surfaces...
0:09:18 > 0:09:22Over here, too. That's that timer all finished,
0:09:22 > 0:09:27so we can spit out - spit out. Good girl!
0:09:27 > 0:09:30And I'll mark off on your chart that we've done a good job.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32There we are.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Time to get ready for the dentist.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43- Surprise!- Hey, Ava! Come in, come in.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Oh, is that for me? Look at all those crosses in the box.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Did Mummy do a good job of brushing your teeth?
0:09:49 > 0:09:51And have you been using your green sand?
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- Yes?- We've had it in the bathroom next
0:09:54 > 0:09:56to your toothbrush, haven't we?
0:09:56 > 0:10:01Remember the last time we counted teeth? You sat on Mummy's knee.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Do you want to have a seat on the chair on your own?
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Ava, you're in the dentist chair yourself.
0:10:07 > 0:10:12I want to shine the light. Well done. Round the top...
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- We've got one, two... - Today Ava went to the dentist.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20Do you remember what happened? Let's have a look in the memory box.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22First, Ava went to the dentist,
0:10:22 > 0:10:26where she sat in the chair and had her teeth counted.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Next, she was given a timer and
0:10:28 > 0:10:31chart to help her brush her teeth properly.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35Then she went home and brushed her teeth with a toothbrush, and finally
0:10:35 > 0:10:39Ava learned about which snacks are good for your teeth.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Today, Ava went to the dentist.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44There's a first time for everything!