Digital-Divide/D0/Oral-Dental-Hygiene-and-Care/English

Title of script:Script for Chickenpox (Digital Divide)

Author: Aditi Gokarn, SNDT, Summer Intern 2013

Video: Spoken Tutorial Team, IIT Bombay

Keywords: oral hygiene, dental hygiene, dental care, video tutorial

Notes to spoken tutorial developer:

Create a background scene of a lower middle-class house, bathroom, bedroom, dining area, road-scene, dentist’s clinic (outside and inside)

Create characters of Dentist (middle-aged man), 8-10 year old boy (Ramu), lady in saree (Ramu’s mother), Ramu’s friend (Suresh)

Objects to be created - table chair, toothbrush, paste, mirror, teeth, food on the table, school bag, some plates, glasses, spoon

Images to be used (with proper numbering) should be given to the creators/animators before video production

Visual Cue	Narration
Ramu waking up	Ramu gets up in the morning and starts getting ready for school.
Ramu picking up the brush and applying paste	He is sleepy but manages to pick up his brush, apply paste and start brushing.
Ramu brushing fast to-and-fro not up-and-down	He brushes quickly as he needs to rush to school.
Ramu rinses his mouth	He rinses and rushes for his bath. And gets ready.
Ramu’s mother’s close-up	Ramu’s mother calls him for breakfast.
Ramu eating, screams loudly	Ramu eats his breakfast. The food gets stuck between his teeth and he screams out loudly.
Ramu’s mother gives him a glass of water Ramu drinking water	Mother gives him water and tells him to rush for school as he is already late.
Ramu leaving from home	Ramu, still in pain, picks his bag and leaves home.
Ramu walking with friend Suresh	He meets a friend on his way. Seeing him in pain, his friend Suresh, asks him what is wrong.
Ramu narrating the incident - close-up of Ramu and Suresh talking	Ramu narrates the incident. Suresh listens to Ramu patiently.
Continue previous scene	He Then tells him about a dentist uncle who stays in his neighborhood.
Continue previous scene	Suresh promises Ramu to take him to the dentist uncle after school.
Spoken Tutorial and Digital divide	Welcome to the spoken tutorial on bridging the digital divide
Spoken Tutorial and Digital divide	Here we will talk about, the ways of maintaining good oral hygiene, the primary care and consulting the dentist.
Ramu and Suresh walking into the dentist’s clinic	On the way back from school Suresh and Ramu meet the dentist.
Close-up of dentist
In the dentist’s clinic Dentist examining Ramu’s teeth	The dentist examines Ramu’s teeth and informs him that he has a small cavity.
Close-up of dentist talking	He then tells the children about the causes of cavities.
Image of a food getting stuck between teeth	Food stuck between teeth
Close-up of a mouth - brushing teeth in the wrong way i.e. to-and-fro	Not brushing teeth properly
Image of Soft drinks like bubbly lemonade	Soft drinks which contain more % of citric acid
Close-up of dentist talking	The dentist then suggests measures that will help to avoid this kind of pain.
Image of calcium and minerals rich food	Eating food rich in mineral and calcium.
Close-up of a mouth - brushing teeth in the right way i.e. up-and-down	* Brushing your teeth properly. Brushing twice a day. Rinsing your mouth after every meal
Close-up of dentist talking Show calendar flipping through 6 months	A dental visit every six months is considered good for all age groups.
Image of crowded uneven teeth	Visit a dentist If the teeth are uneven, crowded or jumbled.
Image of cavities in teeth	* If cavities are observed in the teeth.
Image of hot and cold stuff and image of Ramu (sad face) holding his cheek with his hand	* If your teeth are sensitive to hot and cold foodstuff.These are some suggestive brushing techniques
Animation showing the various techniques, the movement of the brush can be shown, by taking the image as a reference.	* Gently brush the outer and inner side of the chewing area. Also brush the tongue to maintain good breath and to get rid of germs.
Image of the natural brush Miswak.	* Miswak is a chewing stick cut from a twig of the peelu tree. The stick needs to be chewed on. Then this chewed stick can be used as a natural brush. Remember, taking care of your teeth,and visiting a dentist from time to time helps maintain oral hygiene. Thanking you for listening and STAY SAFE.
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Acknowledgment	Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project. It is Supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India. More information on this mission is available at http://spoken-tutorial.org/NMEICT-Intro
About the contributors	The animation for this tutorial has been contributed by Shital and Arthi. And this is Aditi Gokarn from the Department of Educational technology, S.N.D.T Women’s University. signing off. Thanks for joining.

Contributors and Content Editors

Aditi, Arthi, Nancyvarkey, Sneha