An oral cleaning system for communicating a status of a handheld oral cleaning device (10) to a docking station (100). The handheld oral cleaning device includes a controller (70) configured to generate a unique charging cycle for each of a plurality of different charging states. The docking station (100) is configured to receive the handheld oral cleaning device, and includes a secondary charging induction coil configured to detect the unique charging cycle for each of the plurality of different charging periods. The docking station further includes a visual indicator (120) configured to indicate, based on the detected charging cycle, one of the plurality of different charging states of the handheld oral cleaning device.
