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November 22, 2006
Meghan's Reflection #2
Yesterday I attended the Phillips-Sonicare presentation put on by Sonicare represenative Stacy McCauley. It was a really great presentation. Stacy really made some great points, and really knew the product very well. It really struck me that she brought along with her examples of competitor's power brushes so that we could compare them to the Sonicare. That shows that she is very confident in her brush and it's abilities. I am looking forward to recieving my complementary brush to try it out for myself and determine whether or not I will be recommending it to patients. One key factor that really impressed me about the brush,is that the head only needs to be changed ever six months, instead of three like a lot of the other brushes on the market. I can see that a lot of patients will respond well to that. It would be easy then if they did buy the brush to simply remind the patient at their six-month cleanings that they should replace the head of their brush.
Though the presentation itself was really great, I think my general impression of Stacy herself, and the information she was presenting to us was really heightened by the fact that she is a Dental Hygienist. It gave me a great deal of respect for her, and I felt like she, more than any of the other presenters we've had, knew what it is like to be in Hygiene school, and knew what our lives are like right now. I also really liked how she threw in her own story, and told us about how she came to do what she does now. It's great to hear encouragment from a Dental Hygienist, and to see what other options are out there besides working in an office.
Posted by cormierm at November 22, 2006 12:57 PM