BrushDJ reaches 1 million nudges
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- Published: Tuesday, 01 July 2014 07:09
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The free, NHS approved, Brush DJ app has reached a milestone with over 1 million ‘nudges’ sent to users to encourage twice daily brushing. Ben Underwood, the dentist who developed the app is delighted with its growth. He said “The next update is in development and should help the app and videos become the default tool to encourage better self-home dental care.”
The app motivates users to brush for two minutes whilst listening to songs taken at random from their device or from a playlist of favourite tunes. Downloaded in 171 countries, the app has evolved to include animated videos showing how to use floss, interdental brushes and a manual toothbrush.
Brush DJ contains the evidence-based information found in the latest ‘Delivering Better Oral Health’ toolkit and is an innovative patient-facing extension of the document, which appeals especially to young people.
Ben Underwood, the dentist who developed the multi-award winning Brush DJ app is delighted with its growth. He said “The next update is in development and should help the app and videos become the default tool to encourage better self-home dental care. I hope the app will go some way towards reducing the estimated £1.5 billion of NHS dental budget in England that is spent on the direct treatment of preventable disease”.
Sponsorship is being sought to help fund the further development of the app and reach an even larger audience who could benefit from the information and be motivated to carry out basic daily oral health tasks effectively.To keep up with the latest news Brush DJ can be followed on Twitter and Facebook with videos found on YouTube. The top 5 most voted for songs to brush to can be found on the website www.brushdj.com along with printable posters for waiting rooms.
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