Do you floss daily? |
449 total votes |
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| 66% |
| a. Yes |
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| 34% |
| b. No |
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What type of floss does your office recommend? |
387 total votes |
|
| 12% |
| a. Unwaxed |
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| 50% |
| b. Waxed |
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| 38% |
| c. New fiber flosses |
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How many of your patients floss daily? |
387 total votes |
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| 14% |
| a. 0 – 9% |
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| 24% |
| b. 10-19% |
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| 36% |
| c. 20-39% |
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| 19% |
| d. 40-59% |
|
| 5% |
| e. 60-79% |
|
| 1% |
| f. 80-100% |
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Have you tried colored floss? |
388 total votes |
|
| 7% |
| a. Black |
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| 11% |
| b. Red- cinnamon |
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| 34% |
| c. Green- mint |
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| 23% |
| d. All of the above |
|
| 25% |
| e. None of the above |
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Do you tell patients to get a squeak when they floss? |
389 total votes |
|
| 24% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 56% |
| b. No |
|
| 21% |
| c. Never heard anything about a squeak |
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Do you give patients floss samples? |
389 total votes |
|
| 25% |
| a. Sometimes |
|
| 72% |
| b. Always |
|
| 3% |
| c. Never |
|
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Do you dispense toothbrushes? |
389 total votes |
|
| 94% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 6% |
| b. No |
|
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How do the majority of your patients brush? |
388 total votes |
|
| 53% |
| a. 45 degree angle/Bass Technique |
|
| 24% |
| b. Scrub Technique |
|
| 23% |
| c. Circular Technique |
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What is the most frequent problem area for plaque removal? |
383 total votes |
|
| 33% |
| a. Gingival margins |
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| 17% |
| b. Lingual anterior surface |
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| 21% |
| c. All lingual surfaces |
|
| 16% |
| d. Distal of the last molar |
|
| 12% |
| e. Mandibular right lingual |
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Do you use disclosing tablets or liquid to help identify plaque? |
384 total votes |
|
| 54% |
| a. Sometimes |
|
| 4% |
| b. Always |
|
| 42% |
| c. Never |
|
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Do you recommend power toothbrushes? |
384 total votes |
|
| 13% |
| a. Yes, only for adults |
|
| 84% |
| b. Yes, both adults and children |
|
| 3% |
| c. No |
|
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Do you teach dry toothbrushing followed by toothpaste? |
386 total votes |
|
| 42% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 45% |
| b. No |
|
| 13% |
| c. Unaware of that approach |
|
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Do you dispense toothpaste in the office? |
388 total votes |
|
| 57% |
| a. Sometimes |
|
| 40% |
| b. Always |
|
| 3% |
| c. Never |
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Which toothpaste do you use personally? |
385 total votes |
|
| 26% |
| a. Free samples from dental meeting or mailings |
|
| 11% |
| b. Whatever is available in the office |
|
| 62% |
| c. I have a particular toothpaste I prefer and am willing to purchase |
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