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Mark Wotherspoon laughs if you describe him as a pioneer, but he is the brains behind a unique invention which could help improve oral hygiene standards across the world.
Dr Wotherspoon and his team of business partners are currently finalising plans for the launch of the Dr Mark’s HyGenie, for the home care of all types of removable dental appliances. The all-in-one device cleans, stores and protects all types of removable dental appliances, making life much easier for users. Dr Wotherspoon, who is based in the NSW Riverina city of Wagga Wagga, said he hoped his device could help transform dental health care.
I think this is an innovation that was long overdue for dentistry and oral hygiene.
There are hundreds of millions of dental appliance wearers worldwide and, if my experience in 30 years of general practice is anything to go by, the vast majority of them struggle to properly and regularly care for their dental appliances at home.
Anything that saves our patients time, simplifies home care, reduces loss or breakage risk and improves oral hygiene is a good thing.
The device, which is aimed for launch in September or October, features a built-in series of ‘clustered’ brushes that rotate in opposite directions, washing all surfaces of an appliance simultaneously.
Dr Wotherspoon has also developed a dental-appliance specific liquid soap for use with the device, which can 4clean and dissolve existing stains and calculus build up.
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