Pros:
Comfort
Inclusion of antimicrobial protection
Cons:
Wrinkling
Single-pocket design
The unisex, v-neck scrub tops and drawstring bottoms have safety-stitched seams and reinforced stress points. The scrubs are “softer, stronger, and more opaque” than those of the leading competitor, says Mydent.
A combination of 11 dentists and hygienists participated in this Dental Product Shopper evaluation of Silpure Treated Poly Cotton Scrubs, rating such features as comfort, ease of cleaning, style, and treatment with an antimicrobial substance.
Comfort
Comments about the comfort of the Silpure Treated Poly Cotton Scrubs included “I loved the feel on my skin,” “soft and comfortable,” and “better than my other scrubs.” An evaluator who called the scrubs “very soft” added that “the cut gives me extra room for movement.” Another evaluator said the small-size scrubs were “not uncomfortable” but she found them to be “very baggy and really too loose, almost like a men’s size.” Seven evaluators rated comfort as excellent, 3 rated it as very good, and 1 rated it as good.
Ease of Cleaning
The evaluators were asked to rate ease of cleaning of the Silpure Treated Poly Cotton Scrubs. Seven evaluators rated it as excellent, 3 rated it as very good, and 1 rated it as good. One evaluator “liked the way liquids seem to roll off instead of soaking in.” Another evaluator said the scrubs “tend to be wrinkled out of the dryer.” A third evaluator said “I usually throw my scrubs in the dryer to dewrinkle them, but this didn’t always work with Silpure and I had to iron more than usual.”
Style (Single-Pocket Design and Color)
The Silpure Treated Poly Cotton Scrub pants have one rear hip pocket, and the tops have a left breast pocket, giving them a “much cleaner, singlepocket look” than reversible scrubs, according to Mydent.
The single-pocket design was rated as excellent by 4 evaluators, as very good by 4, as fair by 2, and as poor by 1. One evaluator called the style “just very basic” and another said “I like the traditional style.” One of those surveyed said “I’d like a pocket on the side of the pants to hold things like a cell phone” and another said “the pants need side pockets.” The colors (ciel blue, navy blue, teal, jade, and burgundy) were rated as excellent by 5 evaluators, as very good by 4, and as fair by 2. Comments included “the same generic colors,” and “more choices would be nice.”
Treatment with Antimicrobial Substance
Treatment of the Silpure Treated Poly Cotton Scrubs with an antimicrobial substance was rated as excellent by 10 evaluators and as good by 1. One evaluator said, “I liked that a lot,” and another commented, “I don’t know of another manufacturer doing this.”
Overall Satisfaction
Six evaluators said they would definitely recommend the Silpure Treated Poly Cotton Scrubs to colleagues, and 5 said they probably would. When the evaluators were asked if they would purchase the Mydent scrubs in the future, 10 said definitely or probably. One evaluator said that she wasn’t sure. Three evaluators gave Silpure Treated Poly Cotton Scrubs an overall satisfaction rating of excellent, 7 rated them as very good, and 1 evaluator rated them as good.
