34 Where There Is No Dentist 2012
4) One day later.
(Note how the scene behind the puppets
changes. lt is a flipchart with pictures to
show the different places the puppets
‘go’.)
5) “I am a poor farmer,” Pedro’s father tells
Maria. “I only go to the city two times a
year to sell my crops. I cannot take the
boy to the city and pay for fillings in his
teeth.”
Maria answers, “But we can save his
teeth with a temporary cement filling.”*
6) “Then, when you have time and money,
you can go to the city. I know a dental
worker who will put in a permanent
filling. I trust him. I will send a note
with you, and it will not cost much.”
”Good!” says the father. “Come on,
Pedro,” says Maria, “l’II put some
cement in those holes!”
7) Four months later, Pedro visits the dental
worker in the city. “Maria’s good fillings
saved your teeth,” he says. “These
permanent fillings will last for years.”
“Terrific!” says Pedro.
8) After the show, the puppets played
a game. Throwing a ball into the
audience, they asked questions like
“How do you keep cavities from
happening?” Each child who caught
the ball answered the question and
threw it back. Then the children in the
audience began asking questions for the
puppets to answer. “Why did you get
rotten teeth?” one child asked Pedro.
The puppet looked down and said, “Too
much candy!”
* To learn how to make a temporary filling, see Chapter 10.