Seizing the day, 24/4
Do you floss? he asked.
Dear man, I’ve only met you twice
so is it nice
to be so personal?
Particularly when your fist
is in my mouth.
Or is it that your training missed
that crucial point?
No mouth available to speak,
No answer.
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You’re right, many dentists haven’t learnt to wait till the mouth is empty before asking for a response.
Maybe they don’t really want one! 🙂
It is a critical “fail” in their training. ☺ Van
I’m always tempted to ask why they chose dentistry, knowing eveyone would hate visiting them!
My dentist told me of a hygienist who left her office because, even after training, she didn’t realize she would have her hands in people’s mouths all day. Huh ??
We have some of our most intimate moments with people we know only by their titles. I spend almost all day at doctors, labs, etc. It was intimate. Painful, too. I did teeth not long ago, too. It’s always something, isn’t it.
I’m sure that has a lot to do with Medical Mysique – they get to know all about us, and we know nothing about them. Very unfair!
How well you expressed a common complaint of mine: the drivel of dentists while they’re making it impossible for me to answer.
I don’t think I mind, really. It saves me the trouble of making civil replies.