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Dental Product Claim Questions Checklist

A dental-product claim can be hard to understand when it is not clear what the words mean, what evidence is being cited, or who the claim applies to. This checklist helps you capture the claim and prepare questions. It does not judge whether a product is good, safe, effective, appropriate, or worth buying.

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How to use this checklist

Copy the exact wording first. Then use only the questions that help. Keep the claim, any relevant label wording, and your selected questions together.

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Capture the claim

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Clarify what the claim says

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Note what is cited

Identifying a source does not show whether it proves or disproves the claim.

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Mark what needs clarification

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Keep label wording with the question

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Prepare one question

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Keep decisions in the right hands

Keep the exact claim, relevant label wording, and your selected questions together. If you need individual guidance, bring them to a dental professional.

This checklist is general education. It does not determine whether a product or claim is good, safe, effective, appropriate, or worth buying. It is not a product recommendation, ingredient interpretation, comparison, or personal treatment plan. Product labels and your treating clinician’s instructions take precedence. Oral Compass does not evaluate or endorse products.

Source

Source used for general label context

For dental teams

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Use the maintained Oral Compass edition during a conversation, then give patients the same resource to revisit at home.

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Intended audience
Adults comparing general dental-product claims
Appropriate use
General patient education before, during, or after a dental conversation.
Current edition
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Oral Compass · v0.2.0 · July 26, 2026 · Web resource; printing is optional.