Oreo's before a dental cleaning

[sirwired]

I had my teeth cleaned recently, and the hygienist was telling me that not only do some patients not brush their teeth before their appointment, one patient even ate a six-pack of Oreo's just before walking in.

Yuck.

When she asked him why, he said "I wanted to make sure you had to work for your pay."

What an ass. (And not too bright either... if the hygienist is spending all her time removing Oreo bits, she's not going to have any time to do what you are really paying her for.)

[MoonCat]

Y'know, I make it a practice to avoid annoying people who are going to put sharp objects in my mouth....

[RecoveringKinkoid]

All I can say is I hope she made damn sure he knew he'd been to the dentist for the rest of the day if you know what I mean.

[bainsidhe]

I'm sorry. I'm terrible. I looked at the title and laughed.

Besides, while I know I can't hide months of bad habits when I arrive at my 6-month cleaning, I'd prefer not to advertise it either.

[Shalom]

It probably wasn't his own idea.

I remember Steven Wright, on his one and only LP "I Have A Pony", saying in his deadpan voice,

My dental hygienist is cute. Every time I visit, I eat a whole package of Oreo cookies while waiting in the lobby. Sometimes she has to cancel the rest of the afternoon's appointments.

[Pixilated]

All I can say is I hope she made damn sure he knew he'd been to the dentist for the rest of the day if you know what I mean.

Oh yeah ...
What a jackass.

[Food Lady]

I eat before, and if I don't have time to brush, I apologize.

[emax4]

Heh, I just got a tooth filled today, so I can imagine what the dentist's thoughts were. I would have hoped he/she would have intentionally refused service until the patient came back and still billed the patient for the wasted time, based on what the patient said.

[LillFilly]

My dentist always had us brush our teeth before starting on our mouths. They should institute it for this guy!

[Seshat]

My mother taught us (my brother and I) to make sure we always, ALWAYS brushed our teeth before a planned visit to the dentist. And had a shower before a planned visit to the doctor.

Emergencies are emergencies, and they happen. But cleanliness is a courtesy, especially if someone is going to be handling bits of you.

[Food Lady]

Yeah, it was agonizing pain to shower and dress before going to the doctor today, but I did it. Plus, the hot water did help the tiniest bit.

[Flying Grype]

I got into the habit of taking my toothbrush with me to the dentist, brushing my teeth in the dentist office washroom, and then going in. Granted, that's because when I was a kid we lived out in the middle of nowhere, so our dentist appointments and all of our other errands would be done on the same day when we went to town. We'd have done half our shopping, had lunch, and done more shopping between breakfast and dentist. So we pretty much had to brush our teeth right there.

[Sparky]

Most dentists I've been to in the last mumble mumble years have given out toothbrushes and toothpaste. They usually do this at the end of the visit, but if you ask, they'll give them to you and let you brush first.

[PepperElf]

All I can say is I hope she made damn sure he knew he'd been to the dentist for the rest of the day if you know what I mean.

wouldn't they just make you brush your teeth first?

[emax4]

Most dentists I've been to in the last mumble mumble years have given out toothbrushes and toothpaste.

Huh, what wuzzat? Come again? How many years? haha

Sweet revenge would be the dentist squirting the patient's mouth out, but "accidentally" leaving it on while he/she takes the water pik out of their mouth, squirting it on the patient's face or clothes. Or saying something like, "hmm, looks like that recent Oreo binge caused a minor cavity here... better take care of that.."