 Hello everybody, Andrew Majeski here with Dentalel. So let's talk ODA convention and the products that I have now Ordered that will make my life so much easier That if I didn't go to the ODA and learn about them, I would have no idea that they even existed So if you haven't been to the ODA convention in a while, I took mine in Toronto. They usually have it twice a year It is something you should honestly do because everybody walks away from the dental convention, you know They're like, yes, I am pumped. I'm excited. I I took courses. I have samples I'm the best dental assistant dental hygienist dentist ever, you know, like after you take a course You probably feel the same way. You're just pumped You're excited to take your knowledge that you have have learned and apply it to your, you know Patients students, you know, whoever but I did score some amazing free stuff from oral science So if you go to their website oral science comm they will give you a prescription pad or A pad of, you know, like different products that they have so that if you're seeing a Patient who might say, yeah, you know what I have had Dry mouth for as long as I can remember. I have tried everything on the market You know, there's nothing to be done. Well, you could say well, actually There is a new product by oral science that you could purchase that they have at I haven't seen it at Walmart, but I know they have it shoppers here. I'm just gonna show you guys a little bit closer. Sorry The Xyle melts, you know, like just different products that you might not have known are out there But every patient or most of your patients have an issue with like Zerostomia Probably every every other patient that I see has that problem as a mobile dental hygienist I go into nursing homes and Every patient has that problem. So, you know, it's just nice to be able to offer them something different But there's tons of things here that they can offer you So I did get that but they had also given me some lovely samples of those So that you can give even like one or two to a patient or just give them obviously the whole thing Um and let them try it and then if they like it then they know that they can actually purchase it from you now As I said, I'm a mobile dental hygienist. So I go to people's homes Nursing homes offices. So I like to actually purchase these these things for them and say hey Well, if you do like it, I actually have it in stock, you know, here you go, you know, because I find maybe not most of the time but a lot of the time if you talk to a patient about a certain product They're listening to you. They know you want them to try it But they don't actually find the time to go to the store to look for it or the or they might go Oh shoot. I forget that name. I know that she put it on a piece of paper for me But I threw that piece of paper out and then they don't even think about it So I find it's just nice to have it on hand Um a couple other samples that I was given. Thank you oral science. You guys are so awesome Got some more samples. I got actually tons of samples like I have a full bag here Of like samples. Okay. I got some amazing toothbrushes from maxill. I believe it was Because as soon as I said hey, I'm um a mobile dental hygienist Can you guys hook me up with some samples because that would be awesome They're like, oh, yeah, sure. Awesome. You know, here you go. So that's really really nice for them We usually get like masked samples. I got some cheek retractable samples, which these are expensive as heck by the way So anyways exciting But I want to actually show you guys oh and a rinse too for kids that get a lot of cavities It's nice to be able to offer them the rinse that maybe they don't brush twice a day like they're supposed to Or they think oh, well, I have to go to school in the morning So there's no time which I never understand that because it just takes two minutes But anyways, so lots of amazing samples Um, but I want to actually share my screen for you guys and show you guys the most exciting part Is I was able to learn about some amazing products at the convention. I think I probably spent $2,000. Honestly, um just Like purchasing these products because everything was on sale for the most part or as soon as I knew that product was out there I was like, oh my god. I have to have this like this will save me time save me money Just amazing, but let me show you guys. So the first thing that I was actually super excited about which you will probably laugh Let me zoom in So I see a lot of kids or even if I don't see kids I go to as I said, I I go to homes, you know offices nursing homes Going to the nursing home They would love this you guys like check that out. They would love it kids especially So when I go to say somebody's home if they have kids I can talk to them Show them this and then they can show me how they use their toothbrush. Yes. It's 92 99 But at the convention they had given us a coupon for 20 off and and Free shipping which honestly you guys that's awesome, right? So I purchased this I purchased a different one. Um, I will show you guys actually when it comes in I do hope it's going to come in next week. I will do another video to show you guys Um, but then another thing that I thought was super awesome Was this and I'm going to zoom in so I had talked to them Uh Don't at the booth And I did say to them like okay, listen, so I'm a mobile dental hygienist I want to have topical, you know, like I I want something where if I'm cleaning somebody's teeth and like one or two teeth They're like, ow, that really hurts. Well, I don't want to not clean those teeth I don't want to stop the entire procedure But as you guys know once a patient is in pain, even if it's just the one tooth They're spending the rest of that appointment like acting like they're going to be in pain any moment But see or kicks is another topical method So, um, hopefully you guys know about um that one But I didn't want to buy that because you have to buy The syringe you have to buy obviously the needle tops. You have to buy Um the cartridges, but I don't need a full cartridge per patient It's literally half of one maybe Um depending on how many teeth I need to apply it to so that's not as cost effective for me Who does not see that many patients who need it? So I went to the booth and I said to them Do you have something that's more than just a topical? That actually works to help to numb underneath the gums a little bit more And and they said this stuff's awesome. So It is a spray that like you would put into a tap and dish or something and then use your q-tip and then Apply it that way. It has a two-year expiry which is awesome because that's also an um That's another first question that I like to ask is when does it expire because I don't see like 20 patients every single day So I kind of need to have something that once I open it It's not going to expire in like a month right because then it's just not cost effective for me at least not yet I just started my mobile business last year. So, you know, it's just not that cost Cost effective, but this one's awesome because I can use as much or as little as I want Um, it's not something that I was able to try because I'm actually allergic to topical So I can't try it myself. Um, yeah, I know that's pretty sad, but when I have to have um When I had topical in the past and even in in school When we had to try it on each other, um, I would get sick. I would get dizzy. I would pass out It was just insane. So I've come to the conclusion that I'm allergic to topical anyways, but this I'm so excited about Um, I was looking at different companies. No names mentioned Sorry, even though you can probably tell where this is from But hey, I don't mind because they're you have got to look at this company. You guys their products are are Cheaper than anywhere else from what I've seen so far if they offer the product that you're looking for They always seem to be at least like five or six dollars cheaper. So have a look at them. Okay. They are awesome But another thing that I bought from this company too was talking about the silver Um, uh, diamine The silver diamine fluoride This is something and sorry about the picture. I'm not going to find you guys a better picture But I purchased it from the same company. So kdental.com and I'm not trying to advertise their companies I'm sorry, but I'm just you know When somebody offers me a good price. I'm going to talk about it because that's freaking awesome It is I'm sorry, but when I save like Like 70 dollars per product sometimes just by shopping around I'm going to tell all of you guys about it and um, I talk a lot about pricing In my course, um mobile rdh academy where I talked about My practice and just pretty much where I purchased my products from I talked about where you can save money, you know, things like that So if you're thinking about Starting your own practice or you do have your own um, kdental hygiene practice Practice check out that course because it will help you guys so much I do all of the hard work for you And you don't pretty much have to do it have to do anything now. I did find a better picture Let me share my screen again. Sorry. I was just looking for a better picture of what I bought here So for the silver diamine fluoride, so the one thing I don't like about it, which makes sense I'm sure that nobody likes this is that it stains the teeth black I know that's what it has to do, but my patients don't like it They don't care as soon as they hear well, it's going to stain the tooth black Even though they may have a black tooth already If they know it's just going to not help that they don't want it this stuff you or I should say I Because you might not be able to um, I'm a restorative A restorative hygienist so what I can do is I can place the silver Diamine fluoride in there and then I would put This it's kind of like a bulk Fill filling material Over top. In fact, I can show you guys a video for that. I do have the video inside my my Mobile rdh academy course So if you haven't seen that yet have a look, but it's so nice because I put on the silver Diamine first and then I apply this like tooth-colored Glass Ionimer Fuji material And then I would if it's too high that I take a high speed handpiece To polish it down and then that's it. So it looks like a composite. Okay, it's expensive So for the intro kit, I'll just kind of show you guys here The the cheapest that I was able to find was from K dental. Um, I do a lot of my Comparisons against Patterson. They're always more expensive. Yes. I said it Um, and personally I don't love their customer service. So we'll know I shouldn't I shouldn't say that I don't like to talk ill about any company. I apologize, but um I tried to return something that I didn't use Nothing And they haven't haven't let me so I have like a 400 dollar product that I have not used before I had ordered the wrong thing, but they said as soon as you open the box You can't return it. So how much sense does that make? I don't know if that's If that's true or not, but they're giving me a really hard time. So I'm actually not going to buy from them Anymore I'm being honest. That's true. So I'm looking elsewhere So I was so happy to find this one. So for this full package It's um $437 and 49 cents. Um, it includes the the um intro package So 48 capsules, I believe And I did have to buy an amalgamator because I don't have one yet to actually Mix up these right? Um, and then I had to buy that capsule applicator because I didn't have that yet either So money money money, right? Money money money, but this I'm so excited. I didn't know this existed Um, I went to their booth and they were actually not very helpful. I think they were tired or something There were two ladies at this, um area and I kind of said to them. Hey, I'm looking for something that will cover up um, the silver diamond Um, and they just kind of handed me a sheet And said this is perfect That's all they did They didn't really explain about it. They didn't say what's in the package None of it and I could kind of tell they could care less so then I just left so You know, I I don't love buying a product when people weren't helpful but this is the only product out there that is um The easiest and the least expensive to go over top of it And it's not a compass it so you do not have to apply it a little bit at a time You can do the whole thing polish it up and that's it as I said, though If you're um a registered dental hygienist, you cannot apply this You can only apply it if you're a dentist or a restorative hygienist. So this I am so happy about Um, okay. So another thing so so I probably should have mentioned this first but talking about the silver diamond Oral science. This is the best one out there. I did um, I did purchase it I was so excited, but I just I just wanted to talk to you guys about the different options that they have Because I don't want you guys to waste money. Um, and that's just me being honest here So they have you can buy it in the bottle or a 30 pack single unit You're wasting the money buying it as a single packet Because look at the price difference Um, okay, like that's crazy So a 30 pack you pay almost the same price with the bottle You would only use as much obviously as you you need and it's um, they had worked it out to be about 250 drops So that's about like 88 cents per drop So why would you pay the same price to get 30? Drops or you know, it could even be two drops in a unit dose, but that's still too expensive So don't get the unit dose. Yes. It might be easier get the full bottle Because people tried to tell me well If you're a mobile dental hygienist It's it's easier for you to just get a unit package and I said well, that's way too expensive I might as well just buy the bottle for 20 dollars more and it will last me longer So just to help you guys save some money. So this is the stuff that if you have a child There's a little cavity, but they're nervous try to put this on it first and a dental hygienist can do this Um, it just it stains the teeth black. Okay, so make sure the parents know this have them sign a consent form But I talked about this more um in my mobile rdh course So if you're not in there yet, trust me you want to be in there You have lifetime access to everything and I just talked about all things hygiene Like if you want your own practice if you just simply want to do more as a dental hygienist It it is for those who who um have their own practice or want their own practice But still there's so much in there. Um, I'll leave the link for you guys on the bottom If you want to have a look and oral science by the way, so just kind of switching topics here. Sorry You can get free samples. So what I did show you guys earlier Click on pads and samples. There's tons here you guys. You don't have to pay for the rinse samples though It's a dollar fifty per rinse, but I mean, oh well, right? I think I just ordered the one to just kind of see But these are all free of charge you guys. So they are so nice Another thing. Okay. So last but not least is the mr. Thirsty So remember how I said that I like to look for different prices to find the best price. So actually Um maxill has the best price. So let me zoom in So This is awesome And I do have a video of this too inside the mobile rdh course But this is something where um for me, especially I don't have an assistant So when I am a mobile hygienist, I don't have an assistant. So imagine me trying to apply the silver diamine and then putting the um Equia fort the Composite like stuff over top Imagine me doing that on a child with no assistant. It's it's like applying a compass there, right? Um, if if a dentist needs an assistant, I need an assistant too This makes it so much easier you guys where I don't need an assistant Um, it just attaches to your saliva ejector You would put it inside the mouth and it just helps to keep the mouth open. It um It moves like the cheeks and tongue out of the way and it um What am I trying to say and it it keeps the mouth open So and if you if you spray like water, it just helps to suck up the water. So they're awesome In fact, I will show you guys. I think they have um a video here. Sorry if it's blurry There's a better video In my course if you guys wanted to see that but here let me just kind of show you this quickly Just so you see what it is. Okay. It is awesome. I think I have the sound off, you know, anyway, but And they have two different sizes. They have a pedo size and they and they have it and And they have an adult size. Oh my god, you guys. I'm sorry. I have been talking so much that I'm starting to not be able to So look at that you guys look how easy that is but it keeps the tongue And everything out of the way. How nice is that check that out? I think that's actually the high speed section um So they have a trial pack which I want to try first because I'm assuming that I'll need like pedo sizes mainly But I kind of want a couple of the larger sizes too just in case Um, I do see some adult patients too. So let me just stop sharing my screen here So I'm excited about all of those things. So I do talk a lot more about the convention in my course So I don't want to you know Save the same things over and over again because you don't need to hear that anyway, but So all of those products. I'm so excited about I literally spent about $2,000 in total because I did buy some loops too Um, but oh, yeah, I will do a video to show you guys my loops. Oh my gosh. How can I forget about that? Um, but anyways, so see you can tell I'm excited, right? Um, but some quick tips about the oda convention is wear comfortable shoes I don't know how so many of you guys were in like high heels. How do you do it? I can't do it Wear comfortable shoes. Um, I wear a fit fit and I had about 14 15 thousand steps every single day So you're doing a lot of walking wear comfortable shoes you guys. I'm telling you and bring a backpack Bring a backpack for all of your like pamphlets Um, all of your nice samples because trust me they love to give out samples If you're carrying a purse or something else your arm gets sore. Okay, I'm telling you I brought a backpack, but I had also carried. Oh, I can show you guys Hold on. Sorry guys I was able to get a bag from maxill Check that out. How how nice is that? Need a Cool I did have to wait for it like half an hour because there were so many people there But it was worth the wait because I could fit everything in here But even then I had a backpack everything was pretty much full in there because I got a lot of stuff I'm like, okay. All I brought was my backpack. I kind of need a big but they have lots of them So buy a backpack for like 30 bucks, you know, depending on the one you want if like it will save you another tip don't eat food In the convention center. It's twice the price for like a little Sandwich a little salad. It's ridiculous walk outside. There's tons of different stuff there tons You do have to cross the street, which is like busy, but whatever You will save like a ton of money like I um the first day because I had back-to-back courses I ate in the convention because I was so hungry. I had this like little sandwich for like 16 dollars It was ridiculous, but I was so hungry. Um, the next day we went outside. We had like a pita or um What am I saying here like a big pita? Um, and some of them had like a A chicken dinner for 15 dollars and it was a lot bigger and tasted a lot better. So go outside Um, but sorry you guys. This was a longer video I'll probably do another one just about oda tips because I kind of left that towards the end. Sorry Um, so I'll probably change the title of this video to something else um, I was thinking just like oda tips for the convention, but I'm going to change it to like My favorite dental hygiene products or something like that So thank you guys for watching if you have any questions, please let me know and I will talk to you guys soon So have a nice day. Enjoy the weather. It's so nice out there and I will talk to you guys very very soon