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A cute book about dental care, perfect for dinosaur fans! My sons really liked the illustrations and found them funny. Great way of encouraging children to look after their teeth and learn about dinosaurs too. I liked the sections at the back: the oral hygiene glossary and fun dinosaur facts.

'Did Dinosaurs Have Dentists?' by Patrick O'Donnell with illustrations by Erik Mehlen is a funny rhyming picture book combining things kids like with dental hygiene.

In a book that asks a lot of silly questions like 'did a brachiosaurus ever need braces?' the message of taking care of your teeth is actually made fun. Sure, kids might not know what crowns or dentures are. Sure, the poor adult reading the story may struggle with pronouncing bactrosaurus or diplodocus. The book is short, silly, and ultimately provides the answer to the question.

Erik Mehlen's illustrations are simple, colorful and very cute. The book ends with a glossary of dinosaur and dental terms along with a bibliography for the more adventurous.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Schiffer Publishing Ltd. and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.

Cute start to the book, learning about different dental care and dinosaurs. I wasn't a fan of how the book ended. It would have been better with explanation about dental care so kids would understand. I loved the illustrations.

What a wonderful book to introduce children to dental procedures and different types of dinosaurs. The book goes through dinosaurs from Megalosaurus to Bactrosaurus. It has dental procedures from brushing to cavities. I also like the information on each of the dinosaurs and oral hygiene glossary in the back of the book. The story is simple as are the pictures and I would recommend it.
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I received an Advanced Reader Copy from Schiffer Publishing for my unbiased opinion of the book. I loved this book! I loved the rhyming and the silly comparisons, as well as if you don't brush your teeth what could happen. In the back of the book, it was great of the types of dinosaurs were listed and a glossary of terms. This book is a great learning tool to use kids just starting out to brush their teeth by themselves.

This book has as all the hallmarks of a classic rhyming picture book, with cool illustrations and a fun theme. It also has dinosaur and dentistry facts.

What?! Yes you’ve read that right, this book combines different dinosaurs with common oral health issues such as cavities and braces. The great thing is, your children won’t see it as an educational health book, it’s all the dinosaurs (but the facts do get absorbed along the way)

It’s a great way to introduce conversations about teeth and dentists, especially relevant for us at the moment with my son’s adult teeth coming through. It will also be brilliant to refer back to in future, if they ever need treatments or orthodontic work.

“Did a centrosaurus ever get cavities? Did a microrapter rinse with mouthwash?” the reader is asked in this playful story that introduces children to common teeth-cleaning vocabulary while educating them about dinosaurs.

Simple, brightly-coloured illustrations add humour to a cute and informative book that is well suited for young children who are perhaps nervous about their first visit to the dentist.

The extensive back matter includes many fascinating facts about dinosaurs as well as an oral hygiene glossary and bibliography.

I must say that I disagree with the official suggested reading level of 5 to 8 years. Certainly younger children are unlikely to be able to read words like “fluoride” and “bactrosaurus”, or even understand the meaning of them without further explanation. However, in terms of the subject matter, length and the style of illustrations it feels very much like a book to read aloud to children aged approximately 2 to 5 years of age, who are starting to enjoy rhyme and experimenting with language – as well as learning for the first time about keeping their teeth healthy.

This is a cute quick read that will resonate with dinosaur lovers (and dentists!) everywhere. The illustrations aren’t too busy but are so cute with different dentist-related imagery mixed in. I like at the end how there’s a longer description of each dinosaur, followed by the Oral Hygiene Glossary. This book is a great introduction for both kids who like dinosaurs and kids who are visiting the dentist. Thank you, NetGalley for the ARC!

This was a cute children's book, with a lot of great information on dinosaurs and a fairly good rhyme scheme, but overall it's a bit heavy handed with end message. While taking care of your teeth is very important, not everyone has access to dentists regularly and this could be more hindrance than helpful.

Review to be posted at all sources when the release date is closer by.

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I was quite looking forward to this book, I love dinosaurs and I was curious what the author would make of the topic of dentists (ewww) x dinosaurs (yaaaay).

Yes, as you can see I am not a fan of dentists. Never been a fan, but as I got older it only got worse. But I still couldn't resist grabbing this book from Netgalley and try it out. For the dinosaurs! Yay!

Sadly, it just wasn't that good. Sometimes it worked, for instance when a question got two pages and it clicked together in a fun way (though that is not a guarantee for success, one of those two page spreads just didn't work at all). Like the Stegosaurus and if it liked to floss. But others just seemed disconnected and weird. Like there was meant to be another page, but it was decided not to go for it and just leave it. It just didn't flow or match. It wasn't funny. It definitely missed something. And that is a shame as this one could be potentially really fun and interesting.

I did like that in the end we see who is asking these questions, and why. Though I am not too happy about the answer from the dentist. I get she was joking (at least I hope so), but to a little kid it may just turn out to be a truth. Still nice that he dared to asked the question. I just wish she had given a more honest answer.

The art wasn't entirely my favourite.

All in all, it didn't live up to my expectations and hopes. :(

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I absolutely loved this book, and if I could give it more than 5 stars I would! Kids love dinosaurs and sometimes hate brushing their teeth. This fun books talks about different dinosaurs and dental health. It makes it easy to understand why it's important to take care of your teeth. I think kids will giggle and enjoy the fun illustrations. I'm thinking this would be a great addition to our dental health kit at the Library!!

I'm giving this 4 stars even though it was pretty simple. It would be perfect for a young child going to the dentist who may be nervous. It is probably geared toward age 2-5? The very end really is what makes the book and made me laugh. It was a cute little book overall.

A somewhat typical question of did dinosaurs have dentists, followed up by specific dinosaurs with specific dental suggestions like dentures. The ending is what really gives the story it’s punch and makes it stand out from the crowd.

Perfect read for children before their visit to the dentist. New places and people can always be so stressful, if dinosaurs can do it, so can they.

Adorable children's book about whether dinosaurs would have had dentists or not. Great book for children that love dinosaurs or even children who might be afraid of the dentist.

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A great little book with the cutest illustrations to encourage kids to brush and floss. Also helps prepare little ones to visit the dentist without fear. All the while learning about 11 different kinds of dinosaurs. I’d say that’s a dino-mite combination! 5/5

Thanks to the author, Schiffer Publishing Ltd. and NetGalley for the review copy. Opinions are mine.

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DID DINOSAURS HAVE DENTISTS? is a very simple book of questions with incredibly cute illustrations. This would be excellent to use at home to encourage good dental hygiene. I could definitely see this as a bedtime story for a toddler.

This is a sweet book marrying two very unlikely themes... dinosaurs and dentistry. A young child is pondering if dinosaurs brush their sharp pointy teeth, floss, ever have to get braces or do they use toothpaste and mouthwash to keep their teeth shiny and pearly white. All these questions swirl around and around his head while en route to a routine dental checkup.


" Did a Megalosaurus's molars need cleaning?

" Did a Brachiosaurus ever need braces?"

"Did a Camarasaurus ever get a crown?"

"Did a Stegosaurus like to floss?'

" Did a Centrosaurus ever get cavities?" ... to cite a few.


This fun picture book with it's whimsical illustrations presents eleven "tooth terms" that kids will be familiar with and at the back of book includes an Oral Hygiene Glossary and a Bibliography of some online sources to help clarify names, pronunciations, and facts about the dinosaurs starring in this book. I always find these add-ons are wonderful for kids to go deeper and explore the themes further if they so wish.

Shining the light on dinosaur dental hygiene is a subliminal way of encouraging kids that taking care of their own teeth is a very good thing to do. This book can be a catalyst for discussions regarding care of your teeth.

Do you have a child who loves dinosaurs? How is that child with taking care of their teeth? This book combines dental care with dinosaurs. Using whimsical illustrations of dinosaurs, dental vocabulary and fun, children will learn what they need to do to take care of their teeth. Afterall, they do not want to become extinct like the dinosaurs. My grandson thought this book was funny. He actually has not problem with brushing and eating properly so it was just a fun read for him, but we did talk about his visits to the dentist when it was finished. Very minimal text is in the book.