Consultants’ Comments

• “Kids enjoyed the flavors.”
• “Patient experience was improved.”
• “The variety and names of flavors are great for kids.”
• “The names on the paste cups were hard to read because of the small print.”
• “The paste was smooth, but had some splatter and was somewhat hard to rinse.”

Description

Zooby™ Prophy Paste is available in six kid-friendly flavors:Turtle Melon™, Gator Gum™, Chocolate Chow™, Happy Hippo Cake™, Growlin’ Grrrape™, and Spearmint Safari™. All of the flavors are offered in standard grits of fine, medium and coarse. In addition each bag of Zooby Prophy Paste includes an autoclavable Zooby Paste Cup Gripper, which has a wide comfortable base allowing clinicians easier handling of the paste cup. Zooby Prophy Paste is gluten-free and contains both xylitol and 1.23% fluoride. Each package contains a 100-count box of unidose cups of prophy paste, an autoclavable Zooby character paste cup gripper and a flavor card. Zooby™ Prophy Paste was evaluated by 32 consultants (dentists, dental assistants, hygienists) and 112 patients in 856 uses. It received a 94% clinical rating.

Product Features

Nearly all of the consultants reported that Zooby Prophy Paste was enjoyed by their pediatric patients. The children liked choosing a fun flavor, with the most popular being Happy Hippo Cake (57%) and Spearmint Safari (27%). Hygienists would have preferred paste cups that were color coded by flavor rather than by grit. The paste performed well but was somewhat hard to rinse completely. The texture is smooth and creamy, which was appealing to children but splattered more than more viscous pastes. The Zooby prophy Paste Cup Gripper held the cup securely and continued the fun animal theme. Eighty-eight percent of consultants reported that the Zooby Prophy Paste flavors made their patients more comfortable during their dental visits. Ninety-four percent of consultants reported that Zooby Prophy Paste was equivalent to or better than their current prophy paste. Eighty-one percent would switch to Zooby Prophy Paste and 88% would recommend it. Ninety-nine percent of children in the evaluation wanted Zooby Prophy Paste used at their next visit with Gator Gum and Chocolate Chow being the flavors they looked forward to trying next time.