10 Scariest Things About Dental

There are things that happen in a dental practice that would make The Walking Dead seem like a walk in the park. There are stories that could be told that would make Frankenstein think fire wasn’t so bad. We asked dental team members to tell us the stories that still make them shake their head and cringe … and plenty of them answered

There are things that happen in a dental practice that would make The Walking Dead seem like a walk in the park. There are stories that could be told that would make Frankenstein think fire wasn’t so bad. We asked dental team members to tell us the stories that still make them shake their head and cringe … and plenty of them answered.

We went back and picked out the 13 that made us do a double-take. Here, we present them for you to read … and hopefully learn from. After all, none of these have ever happened in a dental practice where you’ve worked, right?

We asked each team member to leave all names out of their story and give us the state where they worked. Some are funny. Some are strange. Some are downright disgusting. Here’s what they told us…

A lady arrives at the dental office and walks directly at me at the “check in” area to ask a question. Willingly and with a smile, I was very eager to help her until she then puts a tooth (root and all) onto the counter and begins to spin it. It was like she was playing “spin the bottle” with her index finger. I awkwardly stared as she said, “My husband’s tooth fell off. Can this be placed back in his mouth?”

What!? How?! Really?! She was very serious! I stood explaining how that couldn’t possibly happen. She didn’t quite believe me, so she picked up her husband’s tooth and left. I sprayed CaviCide all over that countertop, door handle, window door, and everything she touched. I went back and wiped down all the areas until I started to laugh and explain to my staring coworkers what had just happened.