School’s Out for Summer

School is out, the kids are home, and routine is thrown out the window. It is very easy for kids to “forget” to brush their teeth. Maybe after watching an extended amount of TV in the morning or sleeping over at a friend’s house, kids get too busy to remember. I remember when I was young and invincible, and my family took me on vacation. I never wanted to brush my teeth before going out for breakfast. Having that minty flavor overpower my orange juice or fresh fruit…disgusting! After breakfast we may head back to our hotel, but we also might head to the beach or go shopping for a few hours. Before long it was lunch and my teeth still weren’t brushed. Just like that my routine was thrown off and my good oral hygiene was not met.

Here at Healthcare Supply, we offer a grand variety of on the go hygiene supplies including travel toothbrushes, miniature toothpaste tubes, and even kids flossers! Having the right hygiene items while you’re on the road, at overnight camp, or even camping under the stars will ensure easily being able to brush your teeth clean. Another cool item which is also pocket or purse sized is an oral rinse like Listerine, Scope, or Crest mouth rinses. They all freshen on the go!

A newer item that we have added to our repertoire is GC America’s MI Paste ONE for Kids, which is a fluoride topical toothpaste in awesome flavors like blue raspberry, bubblegum, and cotton candy. Three great flavors that won’t even interrupt the flavor of your breakfast! GC America’s website boasts, “ MI Paste ONE Kids is the newest member of the MI Paste family is a two-in-one application (toothpaste and MI Paste Plus) containing RECALDENT (CPP-ACP) and fluoride, in 3 delicious flavors: bubblegum, cotton candy, and blue raspberry. When fluoride meet RECALDENT (CPP_ACP), the peptide preferentially combines with, and stabilizes, fluoride to create the ideal source for building fluorapatite. Using bio-available calcium and phosphate, the full potential of fluoride to help protect and repair teeth can be achieved.”  My entire family has received compliments from our family dentist after using MI Paste ONE products. My wife and I both use mint, and our kids love the blue raspberry!

Whether here or there or anywhere, on the go dental hygiene products are here for you. Check them all out here. We also have different styles of Sunstar’s infamous Soft Picks, Go Betweens, and EEZ-THRU Floss Threaders. Two other really cool item to have handy is relief wax and ortho flossers. Either plain or mint variety, relief wax is an essential item for anyone wearing braces. Platypus flossers are another ortho related item that could be a lifesaver while not at home. If you’ve never had braces you may not understand, but when that piece of food gets caught, don’t be caught without one of these!

From our family to yours, we hope you have an awesome summer with lots of fun. Make sure to be safe in the sun, wear your sunscreen, and BRUSH YOUR TEETH!