A dental hygiene apparatus (10) for enabling a flossing of teeth. The apparatus can include a dispensing member (12) and an accumulating member (14). The dispensing and accumulating members (12,14) can each comprise a ring with an aperture for receiving a finger of a user. Activating switches (18,20,254) can selectively enable a dispensing of dental floss from the dispensing member (12) and a retraction of dental floss relative to the accumulating member (14). A bobbin (38) within the accumulating member (14) can be rotated by a coil spring (32) that can be rewound. The apertures in the rings can be varied. A floss retaining member (12,14,250) can alternatively be retained by a ring (260), an opposed hook arrangement (268), or any other arrangement coupled to the dispensing member (12). Dental floss can be dispensed from a distal end of a post (266). The dental hygiene apparatus (10) can further include as part of a unified system a finger shield arrangement (150), which can comprise first and second tubular members (152,154).
