Re: A question of equipment
- From: Joel M. Eichen <joeleichen@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 04:25:34 -0500
I too am a spittoon admirer ......
>On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 21:12:21 -0500, "DrSteve" <drsteve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>The spittoons are disappearing because 1) staff do not like to clean them.
>2) we keep wanting to add more things in the treatment room and need the
>space.
>
>Personally, I like having them and had them installed on the new chairs
>which were put in this past summer. Whenever I need a break to clean "gunk"
>off my fingers, instruments, etc. or just want a 3 second breather, I just
>ask the patient to rinse. By the time they are back in position again, I
>have moved, changed, or cleaned whatever we wanted to do without the
>patient's head right there.
>
>SM
>
>"Jim Colazzo" <jcolazzo@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:1130700172.650498.123790@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> My daughter went to a dentist who had her spit into a funnel-like cup
>> instead of the sink that most dentists use--he did not have that sink.
>> Does this seem out-of-date for today, or send any concerns about his
>> practice?
>>
>> The dentist is around fifty years old, for those who may be interested.
>>
>>
>> Out of curiosity, I called and asked why he didn't have the sink for
>> spitting, I was told he got rid of the sink to make it easier for
>> people to spit. The explanation was some people have a difficult time
>> getting up to spit from a lying position.
>>
>> What do you guys think?
>>
>
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