A happy dentist

April 24, 2008 @ 2:42 pm · Filed under Happy At Work

How’s this for happiness at work:

Made me smile, anyway :o)

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  1. Steve Roesler Said,

    April 24, 2008 @ 3:11 pm

    Alex,

    I just got a voicemail from the dentist saying it’s time for the 6 month checkup. Am printing out the photo to take along:-)

  2. Alexander Said,

    April 24, 2008 @ 3:25 pm

    Please, please, PLEASE let me know what your dentist says!!

  3. Michael Henreckson Said,

    April 24, 2008 @ 4:29 pm

    That’s a great idea for brightening up somebody’s day! I know a lot of people who don’t like going to the dentist for some reason.

  4. ncloud Said,

    April 24, 2008 @ 4:52 pm

    I think I saw this in a Stephen King movie…

  5. Ask M Said,

    April 24, 2008 @ 5:15 pm

    Capped, gowned and masked doctor appears at the bedside of a 2-year-old who’s about to have an operation on her eye.

    Doctor takes off his mask, smiles and says to child, “We’re going to a fancy dress party. I’m already dressed in my costume. Here’s yours” and hands child a hospital gown to put on.

    Instead of screaming the place down as her mother had feared she would, child is all smiles and puts costume on without a murmur.

    Being happy at work and involving patients/customers in your happiness really does pay off - and certainly made that doctor’s work much easier.

    Disclosure: Story as told by my mum. The child was me (some years ago - not saying how many :-) )

    M

  6. David Leonhardt Said,

    April 24, 2008 @ 8:53 pm

    It’s a great idea…as long as you know the child (or adult) is not afraid of clowns. :-)

  7. Tigerstribet Dramamø Said,

    April 24, 2008 @ 10:12 pm

    Really - I think I would get a little scared..!

  8. MrAchievement.com (Stanley Bronstein) Said,

    April 25, 2008 @ 3:25 am

    This works for me. I make sure people in my office laugh SEVERAL times a day.

    It helps everyone stay sane.

    MrAchievement
    Stanley Bronstein
    Attorney, CPA, Author, Blogger & Professional Motivational Speaker

  9. Office lady Said,

    April 25, 2008 @ 5:26 am

    Haha! Yes, that’s awesome. But still, I wouldn’t prefer my dentist to wear that, coz I’ll just end up smiling and laughing too much for him to work!

    Was at the dentist’s once. And on the wall up high right in front of my chair was a flat screen TV showing a prank show. The TV was so big, and so exactly directly in my line of sight, I could’t look anywhere else. And I couldn’t help but laugh as I watched! I tried not to and ended up gagging…ahahah…

    Yes, it was very thoughtful of them to put something good and distracting in that horrific place. But THAT was just too much! (In a funny way of course!)

  10. Alex Andrei Said,

    April 25, 2008 @ 9:35 pm

    LOL - Thanks Alex - I’d just gotten over my fear of dentists…and now you pop this image into my retina. I just felt a shiver go down my spine :)

  11. Scott McArthur Said,

    April 26, 2008 @ 9:49 pm

    No no no! I’m off to hide behind a large tree!

  12. Jackie Cameron Said,

    April 29, 2008 @ 6:06 pm

    This is more scary than a clown mask! I prefer my dentist to look naturally scary..lol… ( she doesn’t by the way).

    Think about life as a dentist. Ours has never been anything but nice to both my kids - but after 20 years of seeing her they would still avoid her like the plague. Thankfully they have good teeth!

  13. Karen Putz / DeafMom Said,

    April 30, 2008 @ 3:07 pm

    This made me laugh!

  14. Mazen Said,

    May 2, 2008 @ 3:56 am

    what a lovely pic

  15. Sharon (Zim) Said,

    May 6, 2008 @ 9:15 pm

    Very very funny, I will refer a dentist friend to this site. Keep ‘em coming….

  16. S.Ghosh Said,

    May 7, 2008 @ 10:18 am

    hey
    thats so “happy ” one ….and a noble cause as well
    i wish all the docs cud learn this :P

  17. Payal Shah Said,

    May 8, 2008 @ 8:03 am

    Alex,

    I came across your blog recently and find it fascinating! As an organisational psychologist with a specialty in stress and work-life balance, I agree with most of what you say. I have added your blog to my blog roll. Would you mind if I linked back some content that I find beneficial?

    Great picture! Made me smile anyway! :)

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