Collection Summary From the Collection: These 79 titles span nearly 40 years and are a subset of more than 500 films transferred to the National Library of Medicine from the American Dental Association in 1986. Most of the 500 films were individually cataloged; these are the remainder, which have been separately accessioned and can be digitized on demand. Topics include complex dental restoration procedures, public service announcements, films developed for children, and titles addressing legislation or administrative concerns....

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Produced by Martin Moyer Productions

Follows a boy who has learned safety rules from his father, who is a policeman. The boy helps children at school learn safe walking habits. The film covers the main tenets of pedestrian safety and shows correct and incorrect practices.

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Produced by Coronet Instructional Films.

Two children explore a stream near their house in order to find snails for an aquarium, seeing many plants and animals that are native to the stream environment. They learn about the interdependence of living things. In the film, there is a close-up of a racoon, bass, and crayfish.

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Produced by Sears.

As part of America's bicentennial anniversary and Sears' 90th anniversary, this film illustrates the history of the United States through the legacy of Sears.

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Produced by the American Foundation for the Blind.

A boy meets a blind person and encounters problems in walking, talking, and dining with the blind individual.

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Produced by Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation.

The film defines and illustrates basic concepts in ecology like plant and animal relationships, interdependence for survival, and the constant danger of human activity to the ecological balance.

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Produced by Brigham Young University.

Mildred Cooper, author of Aerobics for Women, presents some reasons and ways women become physically fit.

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Produced by the United Nations.

The film uses children's art from around the world with commentary by the children themselves. They talk about each of the clauses of the Universal Declaration of the Rights of a Child and what the words mean to them.

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Produced by McGraw-Hill. Written by Bill Cosby.

Fat Albert and The Gang help Shana's parents realize that she has a hearing problem.

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Produced by Polymorph Films, Inc.

The film reveals how a parent's presence can decrease the stress level of a hospitalized child.