How does a denist's day start? How does it end? What are the most important character traits for dentists to have?

Follow dentists as they work to keep people's mouths clean and healthy. These health heroes do the important work of helping patients care for their dental health. Discover the tools dentists use as they care for patients. Like all health heroes, they make sure the needs of the patient come first. Meet a real dentist from Mayo Clinic, and find out how these health heroes save the day, every day!

This title was created in collaboration with Elise Sarvas, D.D.S., a pediatric dentist at Mayo Clinic.

Meets (C3) Framework for Social Studies standards: College, Career, and Civic Life. D2.Civ.2.K-2. Explain how all people, not just official leaders, play important roles in a community.

Mayo Clinic Press Kids creates empowering health and wellness content in partnership with pediatric experts. Proceeds from the sale of every book go to benefit important medical research and education at Mayo Clinic.

A lively, illustrated introduction to the essential work of dentists as community helpers and health heroes