Oral Care: Bacteria, Germs and Your Smile Worksheets

What Do You Know About Germs?

Take this true or false quiz to learn about germs and become more educated on common misconceptions you might have about oral care.

Test your knowledge: What do you know about germs and what have you learned? Discover that everyone has bacteria in their mouth, but not all of the bacteria is bad. You can fight bad germs by brushing and flossing as well as letting your toothbrush dry in the open air.

Use the discussion questions on this and the following activities to identify what you’ve learned and what you already know about cavities and bacteria.

Invisible Germs

Harmful bacteria are so small, you can’t even see them in your mouth. In this experiment, learn how harmful bacteria can stay on your teeth and what you can do to fight back against this invisible bacteria.

Refer back to the discussion questions to reflect on the results of the experiment and apply them to real life situations so you can maintain good oral care and be aware of how to prevent cavities by eliminating harmful bacteria with healthy habits.

All About Cavities

This question and answer activity gives you everything you need to know about cavities, including what they are, how they are caused, why they are bad, how to prevent them, what happens when you get them and what can be done about them in ways that are simple to understand.

Then, come back to the discussion questions to recall what you learned and to check for understanding so that your teeth can be as healthy as possible.