Do you floss daily? |
567 total votes |
|
| 67% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 33% |
| b. No |
|
|
Do you tell patients to get a “squeak” when they floss? |
502 total votes |
|
| 26% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 60% |
| b. No |
|
| 14% |
| c. I am unfamiliar with getting a "squeak." |
|
|
Do you give patients floss samples? |
503 total votes |
|
| 93% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 7% |
| b. No |
|
|
Do you use daily oral irrigation yourself? |
505 total votes |
|
| 11% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 89% |
| b. No |
|
|
Do you recommend daily oral irrigation to your patients? |
503 total votes |
|
| 49% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 51% |
| b. No |
|
|
Do you use interdental brushes? |
503 total votes |
|
| 30% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 70% |
| b. No |
|
|
Do you recommend interdental brushes to your patients? |
504 total votes |
|
| 97% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 3% |
| b. No |
|
|
Do you use triangular shaped interdental sticks? |
503 total votes |
|
| 10% |
| a. Yes, wood |
|
| 12% |
| b. Yes, plastic |
|
| 10% |
| c. Yes, both wood and plastic |
|
| 69% |
| d. I don't use triangular shaped interdental sticks. |
|
|
Do you dispense toothbrushes? |
501 total votes |
|
| 97% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 3% |
| b. No |
|
|
How do the majority of your patients brush? |
496 total votes |
|
| 52% |
| a. Forty-five degree angle/Bass Technique |
|
| 21% |
| b. Scrub Technique |
|
| 27% |
| c. Circular Technique |
|
|
Do you use disclosing tablets or liquid to help identify plaque? |
503 total votes |
|
| 4% |
| a. Always |
|
| 55% |
| b. Sometimes |
|
| 41% |
| c. Never |
|
|
Do you recommend power toothbrushes? |
502 total votes |
|
| 10% |
| a. Yes, only for adults |
|
| 88% |
| b. Yes, both adults and children |
|
| 2% |
| c. No |
|
|
Do you teach dry toothbrushing followed by toothpaste? |
502 total votes |
|
| 38% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 47% |
| b. No |
|
| 14% |
| c. I am unaware of that approach. |
|
|
Do you dispense toothpaste in the office? |
500 total votes |
|
| 39% |
| a. Always |
|
| 57% |
| b. Sometimes |
|
| 4% |
| c. Never |
|
|
Which toothpaste do you use personally? |
502 total votes |
|
| 19% |
| a. Free samples from dental meeting or mailings. |
|
| 16% |
| b. Whatever is available in the office. |
|
| 65% |
| c. I have a particular toothpaste I prefer and am willing to purchase. |
|
|
What is your profession? |
504 total votes |
|
| 94% |
| a. RDH |
|
| 3% |
| b. DDS/DMD |
|
| 2% |
| c. Student |
|
| 1% |
| d. Team Member |
|
|
If you are an RDH, how many years of experience do you have? |
473 total votes |
|
| 25% |
| a. One to five years |
|
| 12% |
| b. Six to10 years |
|
| 12% |
| c. 11-15 years |
|
| 12% |
| d. 16-20 years |
|
| 20% |
| e. 21-30 years |
|
| 20% |
| f. More than 30 years |
|
|