Just Going to the Dentist

Title: Just Going to the Dentist
Author: Mercer Mayer
Illustrator: Mercer Mayer
Genre: Fiction
Sub genre: Picture Book
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Date of Publication: 1990
Theme: Going to the Dentist
Primary/ Secondary Characters: Narrator/ Mom, Nurse, and Dentist
Summary: The Narrator has to go to the dentist to get a check-up so his mom took him. When they got there they had to wait for his turn. It was his turn so the nurse came and got him and took him back to the room where he sat in a funny chair. The nurse then cleaned his teeth and took some x-rays. Then the dentist came in
to look in his mouth. Next the dentist, narrator, and his mom looked at the x-rays and realized he had a cavity. The dentist put the narrator back in the chair and fixed his cavity. Afterwards he got a treat and went home.
Summary of how to use with students: This book could be used with the students to help them learn about going to the dentist and what happens when going to the dentist. The students can see the different thing that happen when they go to the dentist so maybe they will not be so scared. The students can also see how important it is to brush their teeth so they do not get a cavity.