{"id":72633,"date":"2013-02-14T07:00:25","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=72633"},"modified":"2013-02-15T09:15:52","modified_gmt":"2013-02-15T14:15:52","slug":"uconn-dental-student-creates-award-winning-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2013\/02\/uconn-dental-student-creates-award-winning-video\/","title":{"rendered":"UConn Dental Student Creates Award-winning Video"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A campaign to promote oral health features a video created by Andrew Rosenstein, a fourth-year student at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine.<\/p>\n

Rosenstein, of South Windsor, directs and stars in \u201cFrank D. Kay, Professional Cavity<\/a>,\u201d a light-hearted 2-minute public service announcement worthy of the Connecticut Coalition for Oral Health\u2019s first video award.<\/p>\n

CCOH launched a video contest for Connecticut dental, dental hygiene and dental assisting programs in August with the idea of creating a video capturing the message \u201cA healthy body starts with a healthy mouth.\u201d The group credits Rosenstein for his \u201ccreative and entertaining film illustration of how oral health is part of overall health.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rosenstein, in the role of the title character, advises viewers, \u201cTake control of your sweet tooth\u2026 before I do.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe inspiration for the character of Frank D. Kay came from an episode of the Twilight Zone (\u201cOne for the Angels\u201d) where a man is visited by death in the form of a man in a suit, who was sent to help re-organize the man\u2019s priorities in life,\u201d Rosenstein says. \u201cI have always enjoyed acting and film making as well as dentistry. This contest allowed me to do both at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n

CCOH honored Rosenstein at its annual meeting in December. This month, the Connecticut State Dental Association is using the video to help promote the American Dental Association\u2019s National Children\u2019s Dental Health Month.<\/p>\n

\u201cOral hygiene instruction is white noise for most people,\u201d says Rosenstein, who next year will be a pediatric dentistry resident at the UConn School of Dental Medicine and the Connecticut Children\u2019s Medical Center. \u201cIt\u2019s only when you throw humor into the \u2018lesson\u2019 that you can be sure to grab everyone\u2019s attention. Ironically, people tend to take humor more seriously than seriousness. I felt that making the video funny would captivate the audience and leave them wanting to learn more.\u201d<\/p>\n

See the video at\u00a0http:\/\/youtu.be\/UvJZt9DvAoQ<\/a>. And expect Frank D. Kay to show up again. Rosenstein says he\u2019s working on more videos with the same character that will cover other aspects of oral health and target different age groups.<\/p>\n

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