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Have you contacted the National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore, MD?
They have a great kids curriculum called MouthPower, and may have some
suggestions for you about interactives.

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Subject: Re: Looking to buy an interactive about teeth

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Jeff,

Thanks for your thoughts. Our audience for this exhibit is families with
young children, specifically ages 6-13.

-Cari

On Aug 28, 2009, at 1:08 PM, Jeff Courtman wrote:

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> Hey Cari:
>
> Years ago, early 90's?  The Science Place in Dallas got grant money 
> from the Dental Society to put in some exhibits....know its been 
> updated since then, but try contacting Paul Vinson there....we had a 
> silly interactive that was a blue screen v/r where the kids could 
> chase the anthropomorphized plaque down as they sang a song with 
> Theodore Toothbrush and his friend Tommy Tooth (of course)...no 
> evaluation was done, but kids sure liked it....
>
> If I were doing it again?  I would have a kid friendly dissecting 
> microscope (2x-4x) that they could look at all kinds of 
> teeth.....there is something really fascinating about seeing things at

> a larger scale, but not so large that the scale loses meaning.....
>
> One general observation?  Its hard to think of exhibits that focus on 
> positive aspects rather than the gory stuff.....meaning its hard to 
> not duplicate the message of a dentist that tells you, illustrated in 
> varying degrees of detail, what is going to happen if you don't brush 
> and floss....
>
> One thing you don't say is who this is directed towards?  Family's?   
> Elementary age children?  Who?
> 	
>
>
> On Aug 28, 2009, at 12:18 PM, Cari Dwyer wrote:
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>> I am looking for examples of successful interactives you've seen 
>> about teeth, gums or oral health. The project I'm working on is 
>> looking to buy a copy of an existing interactive, or the rights to 
>> reproduce it.
>>
>> I've heard about some good programming activities, but have not seen 
>> a really good hands-on component about teeth or gums. I'm hoping 
>> those of you who have traveled far and wide to more museums may have 
>> seen something you think could be worth replicating.
>> Please let me know if you have.
>>
>> Thanks so much.
>> Cari
>>
>> Cari Dwyer
>> Exhibit Developer
>> Science Museum of Minnesota
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