Teeth Are to Keep

194910 min 50 secFilm: Animation, Children's film

Direction: Jim MacKayDino Rigolo

Production: Tom Daly

Script: P.K. Page

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada for the Canadian Department of National Health and Welfare.

Teeth Are to Keep

A gaily coloured cartoon with a cheerful little story to drive home the importance of the four essentials of tooth care. The film shows the function of various teeth and the foods that will help to keep them healthy. Brushing teeth after every meal is stressed, as well as yearly visits to the dentist. Animation reveals how a tooth decays.

Availability

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Other versions

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Subject categories

  • Health and Medicine > Babies and ChildrenDental Hygiene

Credits

director
Jim MacKay
Dino Rigolo
producer
Tom Daly
script
P.K. Page
camera
Lyle Enright
animation
Jim MacKay
Raymond Roy
Dino Rigolo
narrator
Allan Mills
music
Eldon Rathburn

Awards

  • Silver MedalMostra Internatzionale del Cinema
  • First Prize - Plaque - Category: Preventive MedicineInternational Children's Film Festival