 Hello everybody, Andrea Maesky here with Dental L Mobile hygiene. So when I tell people that I come to nursing homes and I do offer teeth cleaning, people ask me so what type of services do you offer? You know, they tell me more. So basically I make it so much easier for you, for the resident, for the caregiver, for everybody, for me to come in and clean their teeth because everybody needs their teeth cleaned. It doesn't matter if they're 12, 80, 90, everybody needs their teeth cleaned. And if you're a caregiver, if your mom, dad, sister, brother, whoever is in a nursing home, you probably notice that there's a lot of plaque. Their teeth probably don't look the best. There's a lot of plaque and they might not be able to tell you when something is sore. So it's so important for a dental hygienist to come in and clean their teeth and check all of the areas too. To check for cavities or check if there's anything wrong. Plus I do do an oral cancer screening at every single appointment. So all that means is I check inside their mouth for any lumps, bumps, anything that's not supposed to be there. And sad to say, but not sad to say, I suppose, is that I have found a number of things on a number of patients that's either pre-cancerous or is cancerous. But I catch it early enough that they get treated and they're okay. There's nothing worse than me seeing something, let's say, on the side of the tongue. That's absolutely huge. I tell the caregiver, I think there's something here they need to have it looked at and they lose half of their tongue. Yes, they might now be cancer-free but that's not the best-case scenario obviously. So the nice thing about me coming in is I not only clean the teeth, but I do check for oral cancer because being in a nursing home, they probably can't do it themselves. Nurses might not have the time to take the time to look inside their mouth under their tongue, the sides, and make sure that everything's okay. So I do clean the teeth and do all of that too. Plus, I don't just come in and say, hey, and clean the teeth. I like to be able to talk to them. So everybody loves that because when you're in a nursing home, you don't often get, you know, you don't have somebody coming in to see you every single day because even though people want to, they might live a little bit further away. As an example, my grandparents have been in a nursing home for almost a year now, but they're an hour and a half away. I would love to see them every day. Trust me, but I can't. So I see them when I can. Yet my grandma gets her nails done. She gets a hand massage, I think, twice a month. So she just loves being able to see her and to say hi, to, you know, have a nice little chat. So I do the same thing. They get to know me and they say hi and we do have a nice time. Half the time, they're so exhausted. They're, you know, I'm cleaning their teeth and they're kind of starting to fall asleep a little bit, but that's okay, right? That means that they're comfortable. So I come in, clean their teeth and do all of that. But the nice thing is that for some people, it's better for them if I come in for, let's say, half an hour every single month, I do obviously charge less if it's only half an hour, but if I'm seeing them every single month, they have less plaque, they have less charter and they're more used to me. But if they're able to sort of keep things a little bit, then I usually like to see somebody every three months, you know, depending on how much plaque and charter they do have. So if I'm seeing them every three months, it's usually for about 45 minutes to an hour depending on the patient. If they're able to use their toothbrush themselves twice a day, then every three or four months is probably okay. If they're not able to, then it makes sense if I see them every month, every two months even. So I will let you know what works the best for them. Even some of them, I see them maybe every six months if they're able to upkeep things, if the nurses are, you know, able to help them a little bit more, but that's not often the case. If somebody has a full set of dentures, then obviously I don't have to see them every three months, but every nine months is a good idea because the dentures probably need to be cleaned, right? So I clean them, I polish them, they look amazing. Plus I do check inside their mouth for any lumps, bumps, anything because just because they don't have teeth or have a couple teeth here and there, it doesn't mean that they can't get oral cancer. So that's so important. So it's just something that I love to do and the nice thing is that I go to them so they don't have to come to me because if you're in a nursing home, sometimes you're not supposed to leave. Like my grandpa, as an example, he really shouldn't be leaving the nursing home because he would just walk away or not want to come back in. So for somebody like that, it's just easier to have me go see him than to say, okay, you're going to go to the dentist today and then he doesn't want to come back in, right? So some people are like that. So it does depend on the senior for sure. So if you would like my help, if you're in the Kitchener area like Kitchen, London, St. Thomas, I've been talking to a nursing home in Guelph to let me know. I am so happy to help. I am available during the week and on weekends. So there's no, you know, a nine to five type thing. I come when you need me. So please let me know. I love this. This is what I love to do. So let me know. I will leave the link to my website on the bottom. Have a look and my email is there also. So thank you guys so much for watching. Talk to you later.