This is to help you evenly clean your children’s teeth and gums evenly. If you are not familiar with what this is, then what happens is once the brush is turned on at 30 second intervals, the brush motor pulses to act as an alert. Many children will ignore or not fully understand this until they are a built older, but it is nice to have it built in to help slowly educate and teach the child to brush evenly for the dentist recommended 2 minutes. Quip kids may lack this, but it does retain important features such as a 2 minute timer and 30 second pacer. Whilst I know many parents would rather not have kids playing another game or needing yet another app on a smartphone, there is no denying they can be very effective and the app provided for use with the Sonicare brush for kids is very good at engaging and encouraging the child to brush. This begins as a cylinder but tapers off to a much flatter profile before you reach the brush head itself. Two-thirds of the way up the handle you reach the point where the brush head attaches. This is good for the smaller hands of children and helpful too if you are trying to move the brush around the mouth of a child who maybe a little less than cooperative at tooth brushing time. It just feels a bit more comfortable in hand and less likely to slip. I do like this and I think it would sell well as part of the adult range. But, on this kids model, the handle is wrapped in a smooth, yet somehow grippy rubber which does offer more grip than an adult brush handle. There are no raised notches or clear contours to the handle that offer natural gripping points.
There are no buttons, grips, status indicators or controls on the handle either. Perhaps I am overthinking this, but I thought I would share my thoughts. I would imagine in many instances, the wall mount will be out of reach of many children. Lacks education element – Little in the way of education provided in the box or as part of the experience to teach children about the importance of tooth brushing.Īlthough the idea is the toothbrush goes back in the wall mount (more on this later) kids are notorious for leaving stuff anywhere and I think some parents will get frustrated at the fact the brush may be left rolling around the countertop because it doesn’t stand upright.No battery status/feedback – No indication as to the remaining power in the battery.Not as interactive as other brushes – No app or features that get children more excited about brushing their teeth.American Dental Association approved – Quip has achieved the American Dental Association (ADA) seal of approval for the brush which brings added peace of mind.Travel case and wall mount included – Innovative case and wall mount makes for easy travel and at home storage.Built-in timer – A built-in timer and pacer help encourage brushing for 2 minutes, whilst cleaning aided by the built-in quadpacer that alerts you as every 30 seconds passes.
1 cleaning mode – Simple and easy to use cleaning mode for everyday cleaning.Grippy brush handle – The handle has a smooth, yet grippy rubber handle that stops the brush sliding out of small hands.Slim and lightweight – The handle is nice and slim, easy for little hands to grip onto and it isn’t heavy either.Here are what I consider to be the pros and cons of the Quip for kids electric toothbrush. Refill including brush head, AAA battery, and tube of watermelon anticavity toothpaste – $13 ($10 US) (every 3 months).1 x Quip kids toothbrush with brush head, AAA battery, and tube of watermelon anticavity toothpaste – $32 ($25 US).Refill including brush head and AAA battery – $6.5 ($5 US) (every 3 months).1 x Quip kids toothbrush with brush head and AAA battery – $39 ($30 US).Pay an initial fee, then commit to a fee being deducted every 3 months. Here are the prices and subscription options available for the kids toothbrush, at the time of review. On average the exchange rate is around 1.3 Canadian for every 1 US dollar. Therefore the exact price will vary, depending on the exchange rate at the time of order/payment. Quip quote prices on their website in US dollars. If you subscribe, at 3 monthly intervals a replacement brush head, AAA battery, and if you choose a tube of toothpaste is delivered to your door. Of course in this instance, Quip are targeting the parents, rather than children themselves and likely hope it is a logical addition to their very own Quip toothbrush. Whilst you do not have to subscribe to Quip, the company and its products are modeled around the subscription plans they offer.Ī subscription plan for a toothbrush might seem innovative and maybe unnecessary, but it is all geared towards ensuring brush owners replace their brush heads regularly and are acting in the best interests of their oral health.