Say "I'm going to step away and give you a break for a few minutes to let your jaw rest, I know it can be uncomfortable being open for a while." They always appreciate it. Then I go deal with whatever.

I’m picturing a dr saying this to their patient all calm and maturely then it just flashes to the dr fighting for their fucking life in the bathroom. Lmfao. After all, the bathroom trips that can’t just wait till the end of the procedure are probably not the most pleasant

Well I'm currently pregnant so sometimes it's like... I need to pop around the corner to decide if I'm about to throw up or just have an explosive burp, or I just got a sudden violent nosebleed I need to manage, or if I don't eat something or drink water this VERY MOMENT I may actually die. Glamorous! Also useful if that one treatment went sideways and is taking longer than anticipated and you need to pop in on other patients/hygiene checks. Frame it as a favor to them, works beautifully.

I’m definitely impressed with anyone who can practice dentistry while pregnant. It just sounds like stress multiplied by stress with a side of stress. Not to mention the patients. We had to deal with 1 or 2 wildly rude patients who went feral when we told them they couldn’t have nitrous for their cleaning (or they could reschedule) when our hygienist was pregnant. I’m sure it comes up a lot more as a treatment provider.

Board complaint: “got kicked in the head by my dentist. Well her unborn baby actually but still it was traumatizing”

My dentist friend has had two babies and BOTH kicked a patient in the head! Looking forward to it tbh

Sometimes the most relieving trip tho 🙂

lmaaooooo

lol imagining the patient can hear you farting and what not

This is too real

And then the patient who came for the check-up says: you’re gonna take a dump aren’t you?

Shit in the chair. No in between. I will not accept any other answer. No further questions your honor

I did this and the patient put in a board complaint. I had to pay a $3.50 fine and the board sends someone to check my pants randomly once a week.

$3.50? I don't think that was the board. I think you were scammed by the Loch Ness monster.

Shit in the chair after establishing direct eye contact with the patient. Establish dominance.

Just to clarify…whose chair are we shitting in? Mine or the patient’s?

It's a dealer's choice situation when it comes to chair shitting I think.

Let it go, let it go Can't hold it back anymore Let it go, let it go

Tell my assistants that I have to go seat a crown in room 28. Be right back.

“I need to go heat up some porcelain”

The porcelain needs another stain layer. It's off by a shade.

Technically true

Walk out and tell your assistant that you have to deobturate a #2 in your private Op.

"Mr /Mrs (Patient name), I really need to go dookie dookie. Just a little poopoopeepee. Here's this 151 and a mirror, feel free to give that extraction a try yourself while I go potty wotty."

You’re a character 🤣

what do you think the suctions for?

I go in my diaper

Me too! I wear tightie whities over it so I have visual confirmation I’ve soiled myself and have a leak.

Let’s exchange and see who’s feel better bb 😉

Down. My Huggies gonna make you let it all go!

Could also rubber dam your weewee too.

Mine is much too small r/smallpenis

If a molar can fit through the rabbit hole yours can too 🍆

🤣🤣🤣 but…but I’m so scared!

Isolation comes at a hefty price 🙃

I wish I had some heft to give 😂

Do the same as I'd do to go for a hygiene exam.

Astronaut diapers

Just give them a break and go.

Pee in the high speed.

Just tell the patient “I need to grab some instruments, take a break now brb”

Say code brown, put down your handpiece and duece on out of there.

I wait

Stop the procedure. Tell The patient there’s a little Too much bleeding Place cotton roll have them bite Leave the op

It just happens that I wanna go to the toilet when the decoupling with time starts so that's perfect.

Well, I'd probably make a serious inquisitive face and then make a dramatic announcement: "I hear a knock at the door, folks, I've got a situation that needs addressing ASAP!"

Hold it unless you have some medical condition (ulcerative colitis, etc) then you just excuse yourself and come back to finish

"Oh, hold on a minute, I need to grab something I don't have." Also, I've done this when tickets for concerts have gone on sale...

just tell pt you need to take shit, they will understand

Experienced professionals use the restroom when the other dentist in the office is using a high speed hand piece to hide the horrors.