 Hello everybody Andrea here with dental L. I want to talk to you guys about why it's so important to add a teeth whitening product or products to your practice. I'm still amazed at how many patients come to me and ask if I do any teeth whitening because at their last office or they've heard from their friends that their dental office doesn't offer teeth whitening and I think it's such an amazing thing to offer, especially if you're using the right products. Not all products are made equally just because something's cheaper or just because something's more expensive, you make more of a profit because you don't have to spend as much on products doesn't make it better I highly recommend testing out products yourselves. And then testing them like on yourself buying a bunch of different products asking for samples, find what works for you, I've been in the dental profession, as I mentioned for 17 years, I have used over 10 different teeth whitening products some are super expensive some work really but they hurt the teeth they make the teeth so sensitive so I'm not I'm not using that product again I don't care if you have the whitest teeth ever. If your teeth are in pain, I'm not going to use that product or I've had cheaper products that promise the world. I use them on myself and then I try them on maybe like co workers or something and they really don't wait in the teeth or they do but it doesn't last. So it's really tried into products, I have a product right now that is fantastic. What I want you guys to look for in a teeth whitening product specifically is look for one that has a desensitizer built in because just because you might be thinking of some name brand companies, some of the higher ups, you know no names mentioned, just because patients ask for a certain product, it doesn't mean it's the best product so look for one that has a desensitizer built in. Look for one that is as natural as possible it's good when a company claims they don't use anything artificial, no animal by products, gluten free, not because that's the trend and that's the craze but because that means they're not adding extra stuff in there. The extra stuff is what tends to eat away at the teeth more making things sensitive it's the extra stuff that's not needed in a teeth whitening product maybe make it smell better. Change the color like the product that's being applied, but that can make the teeth sensitive so I really suggest adding teeth whitening to your practice. Number one for patients, patients all want whiter teeth, even if they come to you, they haven't had their teeth cleaned in 10 years. They have cavities they have chip teeth some patients might say to you so how much does it cost to get your teeth whitened, you know, you don't want to look at them and say okay first things first let's fix the chip teeth let's fix the cavities you need your teeth cleaned. Don't do that you know what you need to do is make your patients feel better give them that self esteem. I say the same thing to teenagers. Maybe all that teenager needs to start brushing better is to get their teeth whitened and then they're going to maintain it I love offering teeth whitening products in my practice so I apply teeth teeth. I use teeth whitening products professionally it takes about one hour using a syringe system patients go up to five shades later sometimes more but it seems to be up to five shades and they have no sensitivity because there's a desensitizer built in. I also like to offer different types of teeth whitening toothpaste like just as an example I just did another video, so I have these ones here, just picking certain products so I don't just offer one product or just this one. I like to offer different types of products depending on what the patients looking for, and their price point. This one includes a toothbrush so it's going to cost a little more than this one. It's harsher on the teeth at all but it does do more. So maybe I wouldn't be giving this to a 13 year olds who just had their teeth waned I might be giving them that so I like to offer different products but I do also offer a take home kit as well. If another patient has their teeth waned professionally by me. I like to offer them a take home kit, so they can boost their results at home and go even later at home if they want to. If they want to spend two hours in the chair with me that's great but it's going to cost you $400. How about you just spend one hour and get up to five shades later which is fantastic, but if they still want to go wider and take home kit can do that for them. If they want to spend a couple days the same peroxide but just a lesser percentage that they can use at home, and not to mention I love these gift bags that the company is now selling fantastic and for the holiday season they have nice little red ribbon on them. I'm all festive today as well, but I like to offer all of those and don't forget your patients are going to want their refills. So I purchased a bunch of these they are teeth whitening pens up to seven to 10 times a patient can use these so if a patient say has their teeth professionally done by me they want to go another shade or two lighter. I'm going to give them this and say use this at home. It might only take you two days if you just want to go a shade lighter me, maybe two days maybe three days but use this at home, your teeth will look wider so these are I sell them for $35 each so talk so talking from a business standpoint. That's easy money you just made $35 for not doing anything because you know we have to think about business to. But more importantly again your patient is going to be thrilled. They're going to say to you oh this is only $35 and this will make my teeth go a shade lighter. That's cheaper than certain like whitening strips from the store and my dentist my hygienist my dental assistant is giving this to me I know it's going to work so why not offer them all kinds of things refills take home kits. To pace, have yourself professionally apply it at all different price points. Everybody wants white teeth, it is a great gift idea for almost anybody. And again, who doesn't want white teeth but you do have to keep up with it right so that's why it's a it's a great kind of business. It's a great decision because patients are going to come back to you to get the teeth later but what I love about it is, once the teeth are white patients want to upkeep that they want to continue. They want to keep their white teeth so they're going to have their teeth cleaned more often with you which is healthier for them. The more often they get their teeth cleaned the better. They want to have their teeth whitened or pick up a refill pen every time that's another $35 not expensive to them they won't mind because it's going to give the white teeth so I highly recommend looking into different products. I'm not being paid to talk about this product specifically. It's just personally what I use in my practice I've tried so many products. This product is my favorite and it does not cause tooth sensitivity win win right. So let me know you guys if you have any questions, and please click like if you like this video and I'll talk to you guys in the next one.