SIGN LANGUAGE FOR YOUR DENTIST
You know how hard it is to talk to your dentist when
your teeth are being cleaned or you are getting a filling?
Well, I decided I would make up a sort of sign language
that you could use to express yourself without having
to mumble.
Below are 9 common things you might wish to say,
numbered 1-9. These would be printed on a poster and
mounted on the ceiling above the dentist chair. It would give
you something to read since procedures can be boring. When
a phrase seems appropriate, you would just hold up the
corresponding number of fingers to express yourself. The
dentist would not need to stop to ask you to repeat yourself
and could fix the problem right away.
1. Everything is fine, but my nose itches.
2. When you get a chance, there seems
to be spit running down my neck.
3. So, I guess you had garlic again for lunch today?
4. You realize that wasn't my tooth that you
just poked with that incredibly sharp tool of yours.
5. I would REALLY prefer you didn't do that again.
6. Could you please suction the chunk of debris
that you missed before I gag?
7. Remember how I said I was numb?
I think I may have been mistaken.
8. Wait a minute -- maybe I am allergic to latex.
9. Just so you know, if I don't get to take a break soon,
I may bite you.
You know how hard it is to talk to your dentist when
your teeth are being cleaned or you are getting a filling?
Well, I decided I would make up a sort of sign language
that you could use to express yourself without having
to mumble.
Below are 9 common things you might wish to say,
numbered 1-9. These would be printed on a poster and
mounted on the ceiling above the dentist chair. It would give
you something to read since procedures can be boring. When
a phrase seems appropriate, you would just hold up the
corresponding number of fingers to express yourself. The
dentist would not need to stop to ask you to repeat yourself
and could fix the problem right away.
1. Everything is fine, but my nose itches.
2. When you get a chance, there seems
to be spit running down my neck.
3. So, I guess you had garlic again for lunch today?
4. You realize that wasn't my tooth that you
just poked with that incredibly sharp tool of yours.
5. I would REALLY prefer you didn't do that again.
6. Could you please suction the chunk of debris
that you missed before I gag?
7. Remember how I said I was numb?
I think I may have been mistaken.
8. Wait a minute -- maybe I am allergic to latex.
9. Just so you know, if I don't get to take a break soon,
I may bite you.