Going to the dentist - Life skills/English for new immigrants

VOCABULARY BUILDER:

To have a tooth pulled = To have a tooth removed/extracted

Root canal = A serious procedure in which the nerve of a tooth is removed

Anesthesia = Giving someone medicine to make him/her not feel pain

Check-up = A visit to the dentist when he/she checks your teeth

Chipped tooth = A tooth that has part of it missing

THINGS TO LISTEN FOR:

Your insurance won't cover this procedure. = You will have to pay for this procedure.

We'll have to extract that tooth. = We'll have to remove/pull that tooth.

Your wisdom teeth have to come out. = We have to remove the last teeth on each side of your mouth.

Please don't fidget. = Please don't move around too much.

You need a crown. = You need an artificial replacement for the top part of your tooth.

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LIFE-SKILLS ENGLISH FOR NEWCOMERS: GOING TO THE DENTIST