"I trust him. I love him. I don't know what else there is?" Best friends Jennifer and Christina discuss their ideas on what constitutes a relationship that is healthy enough for sex and its corresponding responsibilities. Both have boyfriends and both believe they're ready. Jennifer and Carlos have been together for a year and Cristina and Bobby's relationship is three weeks old. The two girls show that they are responsible enough to get protection, but their respective sexual encounters lead to decidedly different results.

This 16-minute film was created by Scenarios USA.

"We made our film because we want young people to make better decisions [about sexual health] and be sure about what they are doing... You need to know the consequences—you need to have the information."
—Toothpaste writers

Toothpaste was written by high school seniors Gladys Sanchez, Laura Coria, Kristal Villarreal and Amanda Ramirez, from Mission, Texas in the Rio Grande Valley. It was directed by Ben Younger (Boiler Room, Prime), shot by Guillermo Navarro (Hellboy) and produced by Michael Waxman (Collateral).