Hi Emma and Pickle,
Tilly has her teeth brushed every other day. It is her favourite part of the grooming process! I must say that, although we have been brushing since she was tiny, she still spends most time licking and chewing the brush, but I can give her main teeth a quick brush now in amongst all the excitement. I think that Pickle will calm down if you keep going and I am glad that I persisted with Tilly, as she is a lot better than in the mad puppy days! She is only 11 months though and her teeth are still lovely and pearly-white, so I can't comment on the long-term benefits. I don't feed her denta rasks as we tried one once and it upset her tummy really badly.
Sorry, don't know about the pads, I am sure someone will be along with advice on that soon.
Happy brushing!
Sue (and toothy grin from Tilly)