Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
Daniel Gets His Teeth Cleaned
Clip: Season 4 Episode 7 | 4m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
Daniel arrives at the dentist. Dr. Plat explains how she is going to clean his teeth.
Daniel arrives at the dentist with his mom. Dr Plat gives him some toy tools that he can use to pretend to clean the teeth of a stuffed dinosaur. When she takes him back to the exam room, Dr. Plat explains what she's going to do - from brushing Daniel's teeth, to looking inside with a little mirror, to using a special spinning toothbrush that cleans the plaque off teeth.
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Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
Daniel Gets His Teeth Cleaned
Clip: Season 4 Episode 7 | 4m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
Daniel arrives at the dentist with his mom. Dr Plat gives him some toy tools that he can use to pretend to clean the teeth of a stuffed dinosaur. When she takes him back to the exam room, Dr. Plat explains what she's going to do - from brushing Daniel's teeth, to looking inside with a little mirror, to using a special spinning toothbrush that cleans the plaque off teeth.
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HELLO NEIGHBOR.
HELLO DR. PLAT.
- WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A DENTIST, TOO?
YOU CAN CHECK MR. DINO'S TEETH WHILE I CHECK YOURS.
- WHAT DO THESE TOOLS DO?
- I'LL SHOW YOU.
COME INTO MY OFFICE!
- WOAH!
I LIKE THAT LIGHT!
- THANKS.
YOU AND MR. DINO GET TO SIT IN THAT CHAIR.
- WE SIT THERE?!
- HAHA!
YEP, YOU SURE DO.
♪♪ - COMFY!
- I'M GOING TO LEAN THE CHAIR BACK SO I CAN SEE INSIDE YOUR MOUTH.
- WOAH!
MR. DINO LIKES THE CHAIR, TOO.
(DR. PLATT CHUCKLING) IS... IS THIS A BIB?
UM, MY BABY SISTER MARGARET WEARS A BIB.
- HMM... WELL, EVERYONE WEARS A BIB AT THE DENTIST, EVEN GROWN-UPS!
IT KEEPS YOUR CLOTHES SUPER CLEAN AND SUPER DRY WHILE I CHECK YOUR TEETH.
NOW I'LL PUT ON MY GLOVES.
(DR. PLATT CHUCKLING) GLOVES KEEP YOUR MOUTH AND MY FINGERS CLEAN.
AND THE MASK KEEPS US FROM GETTING GERMS.
I LOOK DIFFERENT, BUT IT'S STILL ME.
HELLO THERE.
(BOTH CHUCKLING) NOW, I'M GOING TO BRUSH YOUR TEETH TO GET ALL THOSE HARD-TO-REACH SPOTS, SO YOU STAY HEALTHY.
DENTIST DANIEL, YOU BRUSH MR. DINO'S TEETH, PLEASE.
- OK!
(ROCK MUSIC) - ONE, TWO, THREE!
- ♪ BRUSHA, BRUSHA, BRUSHA, BRUSH YOUR TEETH ♪ - ♪ FIRST YOU BRUSH THE TOP TEETH ♪ - ♪ THE TOP TEETH ♪ - ♪ BRUSH THE TOP AND DON'T STOP - BRUSH THE TOP ♪ - ♪ AND THEN YOU BRUSH THE BOTTOM TEETH - THE BOTTOM TEETH ♪ - ♪ BRUSH THE BOTTOM AND MAKE SURE ♪ ♪ THAT YOU GOT EM' ♪ - GOT EM!
- ♪ B-B-B-BRUSH EVERY MORNING AND NIGHT ♪ ♪ BRUSH OFF THOSE GERMS AND MAKE YOUR TEETH ALRIGHT ♪ - ♪ BRUSHA, BRUSHA, BRUSHA, BRUSH YOUR TEETH ♪ (DR. PLATT CHUCKLING) - GREAT BRUSHING, DANIEL!
- HEHE!
THANKS!
- ALRIGHT, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
- WHAT DO THOSE TOOLS DO?
- ♪ WHEN WE DO SOMETHING NEW ♪ ♪ LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'LL DO ♪ THIS IS A LITTLE MIRROR I USE TO LOOK AT ALL SIDES OF YOUR TEETH.
- LOOK!
I HAVE A TOY ONE!
- PERFECT!
DANIEL, CAN YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH WIDE?
- (SOFTLY): ROOOAR!
- HO HO!
I LOVE THAT QUIET ROAR.
OH!
NICE TEETH!
I SEE YOU'VE BEEN BRUSHING REALLY CAREFULLY.
YOUR TEETH ARE NICE AND STRONG.
- (GARBLED): I BRUSH MY TEETH IN THE MORNING.
- I KNOW IT'S HARD TO TALK WHILE I'M CHECKING YOUR TEETH.
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
- I BRUSH MY TEETH IN THE MORNING AND AT BEDTIME, TOO.
MY MOM AND DAD HELP ME.
- I LIKE TO HEAR THAT!
NOW, I'M GOING TO USE THIS SPECIAL TOOTHBRUSH THAT CLEANS THE PLAQUE OFF YOUR TEETH.
- "PLAQUE"?
- YUP.
IT'S MADE UP OF ALL OF THE GERMS THAT ARE ON YOUR TEETH.
MY TOOTH POLISHER WILL GET THEM ALL, EVEN THE GERMS THAT ARE REALLY HARD TO REACH.
- GERMS?
YUCK!
(WHIRRING NOISE) DOES IT HURT?
- NO.
IT ACTUALLY TICKLES A LITTLE.
FEEL IT.
(CHUCKLING) - IT DOES TICKLE!
- NOW, IT'S TIME FOR ME TO CLEAN YOUR TEETH, AND YOU GET TO CHOOSE THE FLAVOR OF YOUR TOOTHPASTE.
WOULD YOU LIKE VANILLA OR BERRY STRIPE MINT?
- HMMM... WHAT FLAVOR WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
I CHOOSE... BERRY STRIPE MINT!
- BERRY STRIPE MINT, MY FAVORITE.
NOW, THIS IS MY SPECIAL TOOTHPASTE.
IT'S BUMPIER THAN THE TOOTHPASTE YOU USE AT HOME.
ALRIGHT, HERE WE GO.
IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION WHILE I CLEAN, JUST RAISE YOUR PAW.
- LIKE THIS?
- EXACTLY.
NOW PLEASE DO YOUR QUIET ROAR AGAIN.
- (SOFTLY): ROAR!
(WHIRRING NOISE) ARE YOU OK, DANIEL?
- YEAH...
IT FEELS DIFFERENT, AND THE TOOL IS WARM.
- YOU'RE RIGHT, DANIEL, IT DOES FEEL A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE YOU USE AT HOME.
AND MY TOOL IS WARM, BUT I'LL WASH YOUR MOUTH OUT WITH NICE COLD WATER ONCE I'M DONE POLISHING.
READY FOR ME TO START AGAIN?
- READY!
OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND DO A QUIET ROAR.
(SOFTLY): ROAR!
(WHIRRING NOISE) ♪♪
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