On this bonus episode we are joined by the founder of Xlear Nasal Spray, Nathan Jones. Nathan talks to us about the importance of nasal hygiene and how we as dental hygienists can also serve as nasal hygienists. Nathan provides examples of how we can educate our patients, and provide them resources for implementing xylitol into their oral and nasal care routines!
Episode Highlights
- How Xlear got its start
- Dental/Medical community and xylitol
- Getting your patients to use xylitol is easy
- Replacements that contain xylitol
- Where xylitol comes from
Quotes
“If ear infections start in the nose, I’m going to put xylitol in the nose in a nasal spray since the kids are too young to have chewing gum.”
“Dr. Williams went back and wrote 8 pages about why people should be using xylitol to wash their nose.”
“The vast majority of individuals in the dental community don’t promote the use of xylitol.”
“Just using fluoride is like using masonry to repair the walls of a castle in the middle of a battle.”
“Sorbitol feeds strep mutans.”
“You only need 3-4 exposures per day in order to get the benefits of xylitol.”
“You want to tell your patients 5 exposures because they will likely get to 3 or 4”
“I would be happy if dental hygienists called themselves nasal hygienists as well.”
“In 3 minutes after using Xlear the airway volume of these individuals had improved by 20%.”
Links
Call Xlear at 801-492-2100
Studies https://xlear.com/science/
https://xlear.com/spryscience/
https://xlear.com/articles-studies/
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