Angelica Rojas, an SJSU student, gives presentation on brushing
and flossing to students at Countryside Day Care
The preschool students from Countryside Day Care got a lesson in
oral hygiene last month.
Angelica Rojas, a San Jose State University student, was
required to do a project for her Community Health Promotion class
and she chose to teach the preschool students how to keep their
teeth healthy.
”
We needed to do outreach in the community to promote health,
”
she said.
Angelica Rojas, an SJSU student, gives presentation on brushing and flossing to students at Countryside Day Care
The preschool students from Countryside Day Care got a lesson in oral hygiene last month.
Angelica Rojas, a San Jose State University student, was required to do a project for her Community Health Promotion class and she chose to teach the preschool students how to keep their teeth healthy.
“We needed to do outreach in the community to promote health,” she said.
As part of her project, she taught the students how to brush and floss their teeth, and gave them all the supplies they need to keep their teeth healthy at home. The San Benito Health Foundation, where Rojas works, sponsored her project by donating the toothbrushes, toothpaste and dental floss. They also lent her tooth and food models to show the kids the proper way to brush and floss, as well as what foods are good and bad for teeth.
“The important thing was to teach about oral health and the importance of it,” Rojas said.
Rojas had previously worked at Countryside Day Care so she said she thought of that as a location for her project.
“Children ages 2 to 5 have the highest risk of getting tooth decay so that’s why I chose that group of people,” she said.
Rojas said the program was “exciting and fun.” The biggest challenge was “just getting where to do it and when do it and all that stuff.”
She used a large model toothbrush and tooth model to show the kids how to brush their teeth, and then each student was given a brush to try it on their own.
Rojas also had a classmate who volunteered to dress up as the tooth fairy. The students all took a picture with the tooth fairy and received one to take home.
Rojas is currently enrolled in the bachelor’s program in health science and said she hopes to eventually get a master’s in public health.
