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Chairside sign language?

November 10, 2013 By Trish Walraven 4 Comments

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DentiSign is a sign-language system designed to help patients deal with the loss of control they may feel when they can’t verbalize their concerns and fears. If you’re a sympathetic dental professional who values the trust in a dentist-patient relationship, feel free to click over to the original DentiSign website and share these hand signals with your patients, because gosh darn it, you care.

On the other hand, if you prefer to GET REAL, have no soul, a thick skin, or just have a sense of humor, you may enjoy this updated, DentalBuzz-ified version of DentiSign instead:

Problem is that it looks like Captain Obvious put the DentiSign Inc. company out of business a few years ago so you can’t order any products from them. But the website lives on, so go visit, in case you’re so inclined.

Or at least come up with some better signals than I did.

 

 

Share your sign language ideas by adding a Comment; the best will make it into the Best Hand Gestures of DentiSigns to be shared here at DentalBuzz.

Filed Under: Fun, Humor Tagged With: dental humor, dental patient comfort, DentiSign, how to tell your dentist to stop drilling, pain signals, sign language

Comments

  1. Eva Watson says

    November 13, 2013 at 11:26 am

    I definitely prefer your version, T.

    Reply
  2. Canton Dentist says

    November 13, 2013 at 1:52 pm

    Thanks for sharing. Definitely brightened this dentist’s busy day. I’ve told a lot of my younger patients to use the “time out sign” (you know like a football ref making a “T” with his hands) when they need a break. Some patients just need a little extra time and compassion to have a comfortable dental visit.

    Reply
  3. Park Ridge Dentist says

    December 20, 2013 at 2:43 pm

    I love the “there are no atheists in a dentist chair” remark. Very great tips about how to have “bedside manner” … or is it chair side manner?

    Reply
  4. Dr. Martin says

    June 30, 2014 at 7:02 pm

    Having been in may may dental chairs in my life, I wish I had known these when they were poking and prodding around my mouth! Most of those in the first sets make sense but, its still good to know that dentists will know what they mean instead of guessing.
    And the second set are pretty funny too!

    Reply

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