RICHMOND, Va. -- A dental student at Virginia Commonwealth University has been awarded $10,000 by her school to develop a prototype for her invention to help those wearing braces floss between their teeth.
Student Christina Gordon first developed her idea for the Proxy-Flosser when she was 10 years old and looking for a better way to complete the tedious task.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reportsthat she didn’t think much else about her invention until she enrolled in dental school.
She said she was shocked to learn that a better product still hadn’t been invented, and she began making inquiries about whether her Proxy-Flosser was marketable.
She won $10,000 from VCU’s Innovation Gateway, which helps faculty and students commercialize their innovations.
There's good reason why kids with braces don't floss their teeth. Dental student Christina Gordon hopes to change that. https://t.co/cafdsQtxFZ
— Times-Dispatch (@RTDNEWS) June 11, 2021
