The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist

The Berenstain Bears

by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain

Sister Bear watches Dr. Bearson fill Brother Bear's small cavity. Then it's her turn in the chair to have a dangling baby tooth removed. An entertaining story for preschoolers of a cheerful and informative visit to a dentist.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction, Animals, Classics, Health, Juvenile

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

Stan and Jan Berenstain (often called The Berenstains) were American writers and illustrators best known for creating the children's book series the Berenstain Bears. Their son Mike Berenstain joined them as a creative team in the late 1980s.

Reviews

[Prabhjot Kaur · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brother bear has a dentist appointment after school and sister bear's tooth is coming loose. So mother bear decides that she will take both bears to the dentist. Brother bear has a cavity and the dentist fills it up and then sister bear's loose tooth is pulled just with a tug.

It's another sweet story in the series that tells the kids not to be scared to go to the dentist with beautiful and bright pictures.

4 stars

[Calista · Rating 3 out of 5]

The bear family goes to the dentist. Sister bear has a loose tooth and the dentist has to pull it.

This is a simple story about the fear of the dentist. Nice art work.

My nephew had fun with this book.

[Jack]

This book will always be one of my favorite Berenstain Bears books because it is just like real life. In this book Sister Bear has a loose tooth, and she doesn't want it yanked by the dentist because she is scared. She tries her hardest to get the tooth out by wiggling it, but it simply won't come out! She finally has to go to the dentist and face her fears, but when she gets there, its not bad but cool! She comes out happy and unharmed with a balloon and lives happily ever after.
This book is special to me because I always use to read it before dentist appointments so I wouldn't be scared. I believe the purpose of the book was to help little children be good and un afraid at the dentist and Stan and Jan Berenstain wrote a great picture book. I recommend that you read all fifty books of the Berenstain Bears series because they each have great life lessons, and you can get them in multiple languages.

[Kelly Kosinski · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter was very afraid of the dentist and this book helped her some when she was little. We had to take her to a dentist that was great with children. Poor kid!!

[Pooja Banga · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sister Bear watches Dr. Bearson fill Brother Bear's small cavity. Then it's her turn in the chair to have a dangling baby tooth removed. An entertaining story for preschoolers of a cheerful and informative visit to a dentist.

[Belise Michel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just love the Berenstain Bears collections. I used this book before a dentist came to visit one of my programs that I over see. It helps a child that has never been to a dentist office to see that there is nothing to be afraid of. It also a great tool to use to build up on vocabulary.

[Jenny Houle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't get this one for my dentist visit, but I did get it when I lost my first teeth (I lost two at once the first time). Always a favorite!

[Jen · Rating 5 out of 5]

An oldie but goodie. Sister Bear has a loose tooth and isn't sure how it will come out. Thankfully it comes out easily.

[1stLady · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice Introduction to the Dentist

I think this is a wonderful way to educate young ones before their first trip to the dentist! It talks about what to expect and some of the tools and procedures to expect.

[Tessa Hensley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Every child is afraid of different things, maybe it's the dentist like Sister or maybe it's tight spaces. The point is that most of their fears are impractical and can be fixed by just learning more about the place or thing they fear. This book can be used in class to show children that not only the dentist, but other things may not be as scary as they think. Have students pick the thing they are most afraid of and write a silly poem or song about it making it less scary. Then see which thing showed up the most and do a class research project on it where each student finds information about the place or thing and then on the last day of the project everyone takes turns sharing their newly learned information while enjoying snacks. If your school allows it, you might even be able to take a field trip to a place like the dentists office and learn even more about it. Have the dentist show students the different tools, and explain their names and their purposes. Give each students a chance to sit in the chair and inspect their own teeth in a small mirror so they can see it isn't that bad. This type of trip could be done with a place like the hospital, or maybe the zoo if there is a particular animal students are afraid of, like a tiger.

[Alexandria · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this Berenstain Bears short story Sister Bear gets her first lose tooth. Mama Bear tells her that she will need to go see Dr.Bearson the local dentist. Before they go Brother Bear makes his sister scared telling her that the dentist will yank her teeth out. Mama Bear takes the two of them to the dentist and has Brother Bear go first, the dentist ends up finding a cavity in one of his teeth scaring him very badly. When it is Sister Bear’s turn to go see the dentist comes up she is very scared, especially after seeing what happen to her brother. She informs the dentist of the lose tooth and fears that it is going to be painfully yanked out. The dentist gently pulls the tooth out and to her surprise it didn’t hurt at all. The dentist gives Sister Bear the tooth and she puts it under her pillow that night and finds money the next morning. This story focuses on preconceptions that kids can have especially something like going to the doctor or dentist only to realize that their fears were blown out of proportion.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was very entertaining. I enjoyed the content and the personalities of the bears. For example, the teasing between brother and sister reminded me of my own relationship with my siblings growing up. This story teaches a great lesson to children about how going to the dentist may seem scary but it really is not that bad. The plot was fairly simple which could be good for children because they can easily understand what is going on. The illustration could have been more detailed and I felt that most of the expressions on the bears faces looked the same. Surprise, scared, and excited all looked the same. I do like how all the Berenstain Bears books have the same style. This makes the books familiar and safe for young readers. Also the simple language would be great for beginning readers. This would be one I would possibly have just to put in my classroom library.

[VampireNovelFan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think there's a very good reason that this book series has spanned decades and maintained popularity. It gives children the chance to think on their own and make their own choices for behaviors that carry over into their adult lives. Many of these issues will be ones that will persist through their lives, just on different levels of course.

I love the nostalgia reading this as an adult. Even grown-ups struggle with keeping up with their health. If doctors visits are sparse, you can bet dental visits are probably even worse. I recommend passing these books along to adults!! I bet kids read this and remind their parents about going to the dentist themselves, which is exactly what this book should accomplish.

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is probably akin to admitting I don't like puppies or something (I do! I do like puppies!) but I have never really gotten the appeal of the Berenstain Bears books. I have always found them too long and too wordy and a bit too lecture-y for my taste. I am willing to concede I am in the minority on this however since they go out like hotcakes at the library and have been favorites with many people for ages. I just purchased this latest one for my library with several other books on the topic of dentist visits...I am sure this will be a great favorite with the patrons. One of the rules of librarianship is that you don't just order what you like, you order for the public you serve.
So here you go, folks.

[Alexandria Owens · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice book that shows how young children feel when they go to the dentist. In the book brother bear was nervous when he saw all the tools laid out in the dentist's office and that is how I was when I first went to the dentist. I like how in the end of the book, sister and brother bear saw that they had nothing to fear when their dentist visit was over. This could be a good book to read to children before they go to the dentist.

Learning Experience: I would have a bag full of tools that could be found at the dentist office. I would have the children guess what was in the bag and then come up one by one to pick out a tool. I would then ask the children what do they think the tool is used for and then tell the children exactly what is was used for.

[Katt Hansen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Here's one to prepare the kids for going to the dentist - which for those squeamish about such things - will have plenty of detail enough to send the more delicate of us running for the hills.

In all honesty, this story handles the idea of a visit to the dentist very well, and in a non-threatening way. Having a child who is beyond phobic about things related to teeth - well, I think she's not the only one squeamish about Sister's odd tooth sticking out in several of the pictures. That just looks so WRONG!

Overall this is a good story that answers a lot of questions about what to expect on that first dental visit. Definitely one to use with the kids to prepare them for a new experience.

[Haley Heinkel · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Berenstain books are children favorites. This is also a collection of books that are all educational to children. This book focused on a visit to the dentist office. Every child is nervous about their first visit to the dentist this is a great book for children to read and understand how important going to the dentist is and how they should not be scared to go. I read this book when i was a child and then 10 years later it still is one of my favorite books. The pictures are amazing and easy to understand and the words are relatively easy to read for a beginner reader. These books are great to have in a young classroom.

[Diane · Rating 4 out of 5]

I used this book to help my son prepare for a dentist visit. It does discuss "yanking" a loose tooth, which could frighten some children AND adults. Personally, loose teeth makes me queasy, so I have a hard time reading some of the story. But, it did seem to give my four year old an understanding and a reminder of what going to the dentist is like. It is a typical Berenstain Bears book, although I did not find the children quite as annoying as I usually do, and thankfully the bumbling father bear is mostly absent from this particular story. It serves a good purpose for preparing for the dentist.

[Robin]

I used this book to prep Clara for her first dentist's appointment (at age 3 1/2). We read it together a few times before our visit, talking about various aspects of the story and how Clara's dentist might be similar to or different from the one Brother and Sister Bear visited. I think it helped a lot. Clara cooperated during her x-rays and cleaning...I think I was more nervous than she was. :) Unlike Brother Bear, Clara had NO CAVITIES that needed filling, so many of the dental tools we talked about never appeared. Thankfully!

[Francine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this to my kids before taking them to the Dentist. It made the dentist visit go easier. Both of my kids (ages 4 and 6) enjoyed the book and wanted to brush their teeth more often so as not to have to have a tooth pulled. The unfortunate part is that my oldest is prone to fast developing cavities and has had to have teeth pulled - after reading this it made the experience a little scarier for him - he did not want the grabber used in his mouth. I would recommend reading it children before visiting the dentist but avoiding it if you suspect they may need to have a tooth pulled.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good book for younger kids because it talks about the first tooth she lost and younger kids are still losing their teeth. It would be a book that would teach the students about losing their teeth and about going to the dentist which are both something they are going to experience. This book could teach the kids not to be as scared later when they have to do it. It wasn't one of my favorite books but there was nothing wrong with it I just didn't love it as much as the other books I read.

[Whitney Strickland · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist, from my experience a great book to share with first graders. Children love talking about their teeth. How many they have lost and especially talking about their trips to the dentist. For these reasons this book is extremely relatable and can spark many conversations. Also this would be an excellent read if your child is having anxiety about going to the dentist for the first time.

[Adam Utehs]

This book talks about how children are just yanking out their teeth and how they are scared of going to the dentist. But when they get their the dentist they are scared but after all of their procedures they come out alright and they aren't scared of the dentist anymore. Most children are scared of the dentist because they are scared of the pain that is associated with the dentist. This book should be read to kids because they need to get over their fears of the dentist.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good book to introduce children to the dentist. It combines the storyline of losing your teeth as your adult teeth come in with the routine of going to the dentist for a checkup. It even covers getting a tooth filled due to a cavity. Our girls love the Berenstain Bears stories, so this is another one for them to enjoy (especially right before their dentist appointments!)

[Sharlene Spencer · Rating 2 out of 5]

sister bear has a loose tooth. Brother bear has a cavity. There's a lot going on in the Berenstain household. Time to visit the dentist. Will sister bear get her tooth yanked out by the dentist? Will she get a visit from the tooth fairy?
Good book to use when kids are loosing their teeth. They can make real world connections.

[Rebekah · Rating 3 out of 5]

When I was little I was afraid of the Dentist, to be fair the first time I remember going to the dentist I has just watched the Rescuers for the first time and my Dentist looked a lot like Medusa. So my parents got me this book to show me how nice dentists are. I'm not sure how much it helped but I did grow out of my fear eventually.

[James Vickery · Rating 2 out of 5]

Overall, I did not think that he book was very effective in teaching anything to a reader. However, the book did do a good job of listing and commenting on the different tools that dentist uses everyday. The book also did a good job by helping the audience to not fear the dentist and that going to the dentist is a good thing.

[Shelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Stan and Jan Berenstain have a wonderful way of explaining situations that pop up in life in a way that makes sense to small children. This book is a good book to share with them before making that first trip to the dentist office. Strange how kids can get so nervous about something before they even know there is a reason to be nervous.

[Alisha Brook · Rating 4 out of 5]

Title: The Berenstain Bears Visit The Dentist
Series: Berenstain Bears
Author: Stan Berenstain & Jan Berenstain
Genre: Children's
Rating: 3.5 stars

I loved the Berenstain Bears book when I was growing up!! This book was one of the ones I read as a child - the Berenstain Bears were quite popular in my household.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very well written book for a child who has never been to the dentist. Taking the fear away from them. This book Sister bear has a loose tooth and goes with Brother to the dentist. Her dentist shows her (and the reader-listener) all the instruments that a dentist uses and he shows her how he fills Brother's cavity. A very well written story.