English I
Dentistry
Lesson 4
Today’s session
• Unit 2:
• Vocabulary about common illnesses
and health problems
• Possessive pronouns
• Common dental problems and a
patient’s history
Common
Illnesses &
Health issues
- Vocabulary
Common Health Issues
He broke his arm. He’s got a broken
arm.
His throat hurts. He’s got a sore throat.
Common Health Issues
She’s got a runny nose. Allergy season
is here.
He’s got a fever!
Common Health Issues
He’s got a toothache. He is in a lot of
pain.
He’s got a an earache. The pain is killing
him!
Common
Illnesses &
Health issues
-
Some
Grammar
points
Common illnesses & health
issues
o One of the most common manifestations of
health issues is pain.
o When we describe what hurts, we usually
use possessive adjectives.
o Example:
● “I twisted my ankle, it hurts.”
● “My back is killing me.”
● “My sister broke her arm. She was in a lot of pain.!
Hurt, hurt & pain
Read the following sentences and pay attention to the way the
verb “hurt” is used.
● I hurt my back when I was working in the garden.
● Jack hurt his arm when he was lifting weights at the gym.
● If you’re not careful using that knife, you’ll hurt yourself.
● My stomach hurts.
● I did a lot of work in the garden and my back hurts.
● Jack said his arm hurts from lifting weights at the gym.
● Walking barefoot on the street hurts. I need to put on my shoes.
● Don’t squeeze my hand so hard. It hurts!
Possessive Adjectives
Pronoun Possessive Example
Adjective
I my My back hurts.
you your Did you hit your toe?
he his He broke his nose in a fight.
she her She washes her hair every day.
it its That dog is biting its tail.
we our After that test, our head hurt so much.
they their All the kids learned how to brush their teeth
correctly.
Write
my/our/your/his/her/their/its
1. Do you like __________ job?
2. I know Mr Watson, but I don't know __________ wife.
3. Alice and Tom live in London. __________ son lives in Australia.
4. We're going to have a party. We're going to invite all __________ friends.
5. Anna is going out with __________ friends this evening.
6. I like tennis. It’s __________ favourite sport.
7. 'Is that __________ car?’ 'No, I don't have a car'
8. I want to contact Maria. Do you know __________ number?
9. Do you think most people are happy in __________ jobs?
10. I'm going to wash __________ hair before I go out.
11. This is a beautiful tree. __________ leaves are a beautiful colour.
12. John has a brother and a sister. __________ brother is 25, and __________ sister is
21.
1. Your
2. His
3. Their
4. Our
5. Her
6. My
Answers 7. Your
8. Her
9. Their
10.My
11.Its
12.His – his
Now, using the vocabulary from previous
Exercise: slides, complete the dialogue below.
A: Be careful with my finger! It ______.
B: Why, what happened?
A: I broke _____ hand playing volleyball.
B: I’m sorry. I hope you feel better soon.
A: Thank you. How about you? I didn’t see you last week
in class.
B: I got a terrible ___________ I had to go to the dentist.
They took out _____ tooth.
A: That’s terrible! Did it ______?
B: Not really, they used anestesia. I didn’t feel any pain.
A: Lucky you.
Answers:
A: Be careful with my finger! It hurts.
B: Why, what happened?
A: I broke my hand playing volleyball.
B: I’m sorry. I hope you feel better soon.
A: Thank you. How about you? I didn’t see you last week in
class.
B: I got a terrible toothache I had to go to the dentist. They
took out my tooth.
A: That’s terrible! Did it hurt?
B: Not really, they used anestesia. I didn’t feel any pain.
A: Lucky you.
Common
dental
problems
Common Dental
Problems
• Read the
following
infographics
and infer
what the
most
common oral
problems
are.
Common Dental
Problems
• Read the
following
infographics
and infer
what the
most
common oral
problems
are.
Reading and
Vocabulary
• According to what the infographics
showed, reflect upon the following
questions:
1. Who are more likely to lose their teeth?
2. Who are more likely to have untreated
tooth decay?
3. Why do you think people with low income
lose their teeth?
4. Why do you think black people had more
untreated tooth decay?
Common Dental
Problems
• Some of the most common diseases that can be found on the
oral cavity are:
Gingivitis - Periodontitis - Oral Cancer - Caries
Acute necrotic Leukoplakia Carcinoma of the
ulcerative gingivitis lip
Common Dental
Problems
• Dental caries (= tooth decay) are
also known as decay or carious
lesions.
• One cause of decay is the
Streptococcus mutans bacteria.
• They produce acid to destroy tooth
tissues through decalcification and
demineralization of the enamel
tissue and its matrix, and later
moves into other tissue structures.
• Destruction of tooth surfaces by
dental decay varies according to the
size and position of the decay.
Dental caries are classified into four
types:
Taking
a
patient
’s
history
Taking a patient’s history:
Family
Taking a patient’s history:
Drugs
Taking a
patient’
s
history:
Asking
about
pain
Patient Health History
Questionnaire
Personal Information
Full Name: Benjamin Michael Dodson
Date of Birth: 02/03/1962
Address: 4520 West Smith Street, Sarasota, FL 34231
What is the best phone number for us to reach you? (941) 435-6734
What is the reason for today's visit? Check-up and cleaning
Reading
Medical Information Read the health history form. Then,
Who is your primary care physician? Dr. Robert Unger mark the following statements as true
Primary care physician's address: 3462 East Portland Avenue, (T) or false (F).
Sarasota, FL 34246
Primary care physician's phone number: (941) 454-5473
Date of your last physical examination: 2/23/2013 1. _____ The patient had an operation
Have you ever had a serious illness, operation, or been hospitalized? after a car accident.
If so, please explain. Yes. Last year, I was hospitalized after a car
2. _____ The patient is allergic to some
accident. I had a broken leg and several broken ribs.
Have you ever had an allergic reaction to food, medication, or latex? types of medication.
Yes, mushrooms give me a rash or fever and minor swelling 3. _____ The patient has problems with
Have you ever been treated for mental health problems? If so, please his blood pressure.
explain. No
Are you currently taking any medications? If so, what is your dose
frequency?
Yes. I am taking medication to help regulate my blood pressure. I take
it once a day.
Do you use tobacco? No
Do you drink alcohol? If so, how frequently? Yes. I drink wine twice a
week,
For women: Are you pregnant? N/A
Vocabulary
Fill in the blanks with the correct words or phrases from the box.
latex pregnant mental health reason dose frequency
personal information physician
1. Dentists and hygienists wear ________ gloves to avoid transmitting
infections.
2. The man takes antidepressants to help improve his ________.
3. The patient consulted his ________ before taking the prescribed
medication.
4. The physician reduced the patient's medication ________ from twice
to once a day.
5. Fran wrote down her ________, including her emergency contact
information.
6. The woman told her dentist that she was three months ________.
7. Patient health history forms ask you to explain the ________ for your
visit.
Read the sentence pairs. Choose which word or phrase best
fits each blank.
(1) illness / allergic reaction
A. The patient had a(n) ________ to nitrous oxide.
B. A sudden ________ forced the woman to cancel her
appointment.
(2) operation / hospitalization
C. The patient required ________ due to complications from
surgery.
D. The dentist postponed the patient's treatment due to a
recent ________.
(3) tobacco / alcohol
E. Smoking and chewing ________ may lead to mouth cancer.
F. The patient avoided drinking ________ until his treatment
was completed.
Listening
Listen to a conversation between a dentist and a patient. Choose
the correct answers.
1. What was the reason for the man's past hospitalization?
a) a fever
b) an operation
c) a skin rash
d) an allergic reaction
2. What is inferred about the woman from the last sentence?
a) She needs more information to complete the questionnaire.
b) She wants to know how long the man was hospitalized.
c) She needs to find out the name of the pain medication.
d) She wants to know why the man avoids pain relievers.
Listen again and complete the conversation.
Dentist: I need some (1)__________ __________ from you, regarding your health
history.
Patient: I thought I responded to everything on the (2)__________ that I filled out.
Dentist: Yes, but I need a bit more detail to complete your (3)__________ __________.
Patient: Okay.
Dentist: You mentioned that you had an (4)__________ last year.
Patient: Yes, that's right. I had my appendix removed.
Dentist: I see. For how long were you (5)__________?
Patient: Just for three days.
Dentist: All right. One more question: you wrote that you are allergic to pain
medication.
Patient: Yes. I had an (6)__________ __________ to some medication that the doctor
prescribed after my surgery.
Dentist: Do you recall what it was?
Patient: I'm afraid I don’t (7)__________ the name. You'll have to (8)__________ on
that with my physician.
Dentist: And you said that it was (9)__________ after the removal of your appendix,
right?
Patient: Yes. I took it once. I broke out with a skin rash and had a (10)__________. I
tend to avoid strong (11)__________ relievers as a result.
