Indy, My ortho office had the same set-up - maybe it's an ortho thing? Anyway, yes, I overheard lots of encouragement/lectures about hygiene to the kids, along with those scary photos of what happens when you don't keep up the hygiene with braces. I definitely think my ortho and his staff liked having adult brace wearers, because compliance on hygiene is much higher.

Agree with others who said a variety of tools. Sometimes you need some ingenuity to figure out how to get all the gunk out!