Kristie CerutiBy Kelsi Matylewicz/ Social Media Intern, Benco Dental
It is never convenient to get food stuck between your teeth, and when dining out, most restaurants only offer a toothpick to solve this problem.
Tuck that fear away, thanks to Marta Correia, an entrepreneur with the idea for the Oralgem.
Oralgem’s Pearl dental floss dispenser retails for $39.95 and is in use today in businesses and private homes.
According to The Loop, Correia, along with a business partner, invested in and created the floss dispenser which can be affixed via adhesive strips to the walls of a restaurant bathroom. These dispensers can also lock, preventing any risk of vandalism of the floss rolls in public spaces.
Correia’s business partner had inspiration for the idea after a trip to Brazil, when they saw a similar dispenser in a rest area. The partners chose to create a floss dispenser that was slimmer, sleeker and more functional.
So far, there are 2,000 such floss dispensers across North America, including at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel
and local YMCAs, even in private homes ($39.95, anyone?).
Oralgem in use at FireGrill restaurant in Montreal. Photo Credit: CTV
