One of the biggest challenges in dentistry is to motivate patients to do what is necessary to have good oral hygiene: visit the hygienist regularly for professional care, perform adequate home care on a daily basis, and make good lifestyle choices that support their oral and overall health. An innovation used in Europe for decades has recently been introduced to the United States to assist dental hygienists in engaging their patients to take responsibility for their own oral hygiene behavior with a biotracking system that holds both the patient and the dental hygienist accountable for their work. An Oral Fitness Score provides patients with an actual number that indicates the state of their oral hygiene needs today, motivating them to take action!
