General Information:
Name: Dentist Mania: Doctor X Clinic
Rights-holder: Raul Wallenberg (support @ tabtale.com)
Publication year: June 6th, 2018
Version Number:1.0.7
Cost: N/A
URL:https://tabtale.com/app/dentist-mania/
Summary:
This app takes place within a dentist office where the player of the app is the dentist. The player gets to choose a patient, and then they dive right in to fixing the patients teeth. The individual comes in with teeth that are yellow, covered in plaque, have bad breath, sugar bugs, and a variety of other problems. The app is very kids friendly because it will talk verbally to the player, explaining and pointing arrows where certain tools go. Once the patient is fully checked in, the player gets ‘money’ that they can spend at the store. At the store, the kids can buy fun dental hygiene things, such as flavors for toothpastes, different colored tooth crowns, and even fun shapes for braces.
Core Intergation:
The first time that this is introduced to the class, it could be projected on the big screen. The educator could explain what each tool does, and what all of the bad things in the kids mouth are. We felt that this would be a great resource to integrate into the learning of some social skills. Students could use the information that they learn from the app and set up a fake dentist office where students have to make an appointment, practice talking professionally, and practice talking to adults. This app would be also a great way to allow children to have some ‘choice time’ or ‘tablet time’ after completing something that was required of them, but they’re still learning about health-conscious things.
Standards:
Personal Health and Wellness (pdf)
NEHS Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health
PHW1.5.1: Describe the benefits of personal health care practices such as tooth brushing and flossing, washing hair, and bathing regularly
HBO 1: Brush and floss teeth daily
HBO 2: Practice appropriate hygiene habits
PHW1.5.1: Describe values that promote healthy behaviors (PHW1.5.2)
HBO 2: Practice appropriate hygiene habits