San Francisco, CA (1888PressRelease)
January 21, 2008 - American Zeal National flagship product, Flosspop, is an after-a-meal toothpick, floss and a delicious sugar-free treat, rolled up all in one easy-to-use package for refreshing oral-feeling after a meal or a snack. Flosspop™ comes in a variety of flavors to create an incentive-centric positive-reinforcement for the user to increase the probability of repeated flossing and to create general habit of good oral-care. Flosspop™ has been designed to create a fun and exciting reinforcement so that the benefits of flossing are evident right away to the subject. As one pediatric dental professional put it, “In our office, we offer a lollipop to each child to make the whole experience a bit more pleasant. After all, oral-hygiene doesn’t need to be scary and uncomfortable…..Flosspop is perfect for our office since we have the best of both worlds. We can make the whole experience fun while point out the benefits of flossing. Our patients love it – especially the parents.”
The positive-reinforcement has been designed with the benefit of the user in mind. Flosspop offers an array of flavors of cocoa which has been proven to be beneficial to oral-health of the users. "According to Tulane University doctoral candidate Arman Sadeghpour an extract of cocoa powder that occurs naturally in chocolates, teas, and other products might be an effective natural alternative to fluoride in toothpaste. In fact, his research revealed that the cocoa extract was even more effective than fluoride in fighting cavities. The extract, a white crystalline powder whose chemical makeup is similar to caffeine, helps harden teeth enamel, making users less susceptible to tooth decay. The cocoa extract could offer the first major innovation to commercial toothpaste since manufacturers began adding fluoride to toothpaste in 1914. " (Tulane University Article ID 7364 May 16, 2007).
The innovative packaging has also contributed to success of Flosspop and its wide acceptance in the market. Flosspop has been used as promotional-items for dentists and oral-care industry for tradeshows, sports events, fundraising and general advertising. Advertisers can place their own logo, announcements, coupons or any advertising within packaging for distributions.
The restaurant-industry acceptance of Flosspop has not been surprising - as it is a very natural relationship between these two entities. Many restaurants already offer candy/mint, toothpick and entertainments to their patrons by the cash register. Flosspop has been a cost-saving solution since, via sponsorships, restaurants no longer need to purchase, and keep track of, toothpick mint or any other after-the-meal products. Further, Flosspop increases customer-satisfaction by offering something delicious after a perfect meal for better customer-service. Such increase in customer-satisfaction typically results in repeated business in future, in addition to increased gratuities to the food servers.
Other Sources
Chocolate can protect against tooth decay, researchers have found.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/892591.stm
Brush between meals, floss regularly and eat plenty of chocolate?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,293434,00.html
American Zeal National is dedicated to create and bring fun oral-health products to the consumers to promote better oral-health for everyone. Our goal is to build a bridge between the restaurant businesses and dental industries for the benefit of the consumer.
