Learn key French terms like nettoyage classique (classic cleaning), surfaçage radiculaire (root planing), and gencives (gums) while understanding dental hygiene treatments and advice after periodontal care.
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 2: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Lors de la première visite, le dentiste ____ la différence entre le détartrage et le surfaçage radiculaire.
(During the first visit, the dentist ____ the difference between scaling and root planing.)2. Le patient ____ comment utiliser la brosse à dents pour éviter la gingivite.
(The patient ____ how to use the toothbrush to avoid gingivitis.)3. Nous ____ souvent les bains de bouche à la chlorhexidine après un traitement parodontal.
(We ____ often chlorhexidine mouthwashes after periodontal treatment.)4. Le praticien ____ les poches et mesure le saignement au sondage pour évaluer la santé des gencives.
(The practitioner ____ pockets and measures bleeding on probing to assess gum health.)Exercise 3: Visit to the periodontist
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Prendre - Make
Présent
- je prends
- tu prends
- il/elle prend
- nous prenons
- vous prenez
- ils/elles prennent
Expliquer - Explain
Présent
- j'explique
- tu expliques
- il/elle explique
- nous expliquons
- vous expliquez
- ils/elles expliquent
Décider - Decide
Présent
- je décide
- tu décides
- il/elle décide
- nous décidons
- vous décidez
- ils/elles décident
Donner - Give
Présent
- je donne
- tu donnes
- il/elle donne
- nous donnons
- vous donnez
- ils/elles donnent
Conseiller - Advise
Présent
- je conseille
- tu conseilles
- il/elle conseille
- nous conseillons
- vous conseillez
- ils/elles conseillent
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Lesson Overview: Hygiene and Periodontology – Prophylaxis vs. Scaling and Root Planing
This lesson focuses on key aspects of dental hygiene and periodontal care, particularly the difference between routine cleaning (prophylaxis) and scaling and root planing (deep cleaning). It is designed for A2 level French learners interested in healthcare vocabulary and professional dialogue related to dentistry.
Understanding Professional Dental Cleaning
The lesson explains two main dental procedures:
- Routine cleaning (nettoyage classique): removes plaque and tartar above the gum line to maintain oral health.
- Scaling and root planing (surfaage radiculaire): a deeper, more precise cleaning beneath the gums used to treat periodontal disease by removing plaque and tartar from below the gum line and smoothing the roots.
Key Terms and Phrases
Some important vocabulary includes:
- plaque – dental plaque
- tartre – tartar or calculus
- gencive – gum
- poche parodontale – periodontal pocket
- curette – dental curette (instrument)
- ultrasons – ultrasonic devices
Post-Treatment Oral Hygiene Advice
The lesson also covers customized oral hygiene guidelines after periodontal treatment, such as gentle brushing with a soft toothbrush, daily flossing or interdental brushes, and using antiseptic mouthwash to reduce bacteria. Regular dental check-ups are emphasized to maintain periodontal health.
Dialogue Practice and Verb Usage
Students engage in simulated consultations and conversations between dental professionals and patients. These dialogues include practical expressions to explain procedures and give advice.
Verb conjugation exercises focus on relevant verbs like expliquer (to explain), utiliser (to use), prendre (to take, e.g., an appointment), and others in the present and past tenses, reinforcing everyday language structures.
Useful Notes on Language and Translation
As the instruction language is English and the learning language is French, this lesson presents professional terminology and phrases in French with English explanations here only for clarity. French dental vocabulary may differ slightly from English, for example:
- "Scaling and root planing" translates to surfaage radiculaire, a specific clinical term in French dentistry.
- The word "plaque" is pronounced differently and specifically refers to dental plaque, which is the same concept in English but with a different lexical root.
- "Gencive" means "gum," an essential term when discussing periodontal conditions.
Some useful phrases to know:
- Le dentiste explique la diffence entre... – "The dentist explains the difference between..."
- Il utilisera des curettes spiales. – "He will use special curettes."
- Il est important d'adopter une hygine personnalise. – "It is important to adopt personalized hygiene."
This structured and comprehensive approach to periodontal vocabulary and dialogues supports learners in understanding professional healthcare conversations and practical oral health care in French.
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