American Dental Association, 1950s-1960s
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Speaker | A smile for life, the father, | 0:01 |
presented by the American Dental Association. | 0:03 | |
[Father] I had been coming down Dr. Brand's street | 0:06 | |
for over 20 years. | 0:08 | |
Now, my wife and I were taking our daughter to him. | 0:10 | |
She was four and meeting him for the first time | 0:14 | |
was the same adventure for her as it had been for me. | 0:17 | |
She looked like a little round apple sitting in a big chair. | 0:21 | |
And when the doctor's assistant put the dental bib on her, | 0:25 | |
she giggled and thought it was all a game. | 0:29 | |
As he examined her, | 0:32 | |
he told us she was the right age | 0:33 | |
to start topical fluoride treatments. | 0:35 | |
"Topical fluoride treatments?" | 0:38 | |
my wife asked. | 0:40 | |
The doctor explained that scientists had shown | 0:42 | |
that fluoride strengthens the enamel against tooth decay. | 0:44 | |
Topical treatments could be a big help | 0:48 | |
during the cavity years, | 0:50 | |
but she would also have to help herself. | 0:52 | |
"Follow all the dental rules." he said, | 0:55 | |
"And you'll see, | 0:57 | |
you'll have a smile for life." | 0:59 | |
As she left, | 1:03 | |
my little girl kept looking back | 1:04 | |
because the dentist played such a nice game, | 1:06 | |
a most human game, | 1:09 | |
the endless effort to help and protect his patients. | 1:11 | |
Day in, day out, | 1:15 | |
from generation to generation. | 1:17 |
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