One of the UK's first dental hygiene clinics, Brighton's Dental Health Spa, is leading the way in oral health for children by launching Spa Kid's, a welcoming child focused area which features the revolutionary Oralinsights Intelligent Oral Cleaning - a breakthrough in interactive, personalised education system specifically designed to motivate improved brushing behaviour for children with their adult teeth. Spa Kids opens on 25 April and will be the first clinic in the country to use Oralinsights interactive oral cleaning system. Christina Chatfield hygienist and owner of Dental Health Spa believes in focussing on preventative rather than restorative dentistry and believes that the oralinsights cleaning system will revolutionise kids oral health.
The Oralinsights interactive system being introduced in Spa Kid's is a portable unit that allows the patient and the dental professional to view the child's tooth brushing in real-time 3D. It consists of a laptop computer, tracking system, bespoke hardware (headset, chinstrap and measurement probe) and software. The software generates virtual models of the patients teeth and jaw and tracks the position and motion of a toothbrush relative to their teeth and jaw. From this information a picture can be built up of the total time spent tooth brushing, time the brush was in contact with each tooth surface and a visualisation of the least brushed "hotspot" tooth surfaces. This then generates a feedback report for the patient. The dental professional from Spa Kids will then teach the child techniques to improve their brushing and the amount of time spent brushing in order to make a real difference to their oral hygiene for the future.Brushing your teeth effectively is greatly affected by both technique and time spent brushing. Over time, children have often developed an individual brushing pattern that they stick to every time they brush. If they have never been given specific home-care instructions for effective tooth brushing, then the same tooth surfaces will always be left un-cleaned, allowing plaque to accumulate.
Oral Health Instruction provided by dental professionals can play an important role in maximising the benefits of tooth brushing. The implementation of an effective brushing behaviour will in turn improve oral health and reduce occurrence of gum disease.
Christina Chatfield says:
"Most children now have access to computer games such as WII and PSP2 and so this new technology will feel familiar to the majority who come in the door. I believe in setting children up with the correct tools to ensure their dental health is in the best possible shape to serve them into adult life."
"Most children now have access to computer games such as WII and PSP2 and so this new technology will feel familiar to the majority who come in the door. I believe in setting children up with the correct tools to ensure their dental health is in the best possible shape to serve them into adult life."
Spa Kid's will open with an exclusive event at the Queens Road clinic on Saturday 25 April.
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