Texting While At The Dentist... Why?

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DENTAL NEWS: The Chicago Dental Society just released a survey and found that 80% of dentists have patients that both send and receive text with while receiving dental care. And of these dentists with texting patients, 46% say that this had her hampers their ability to provide care especially if when it comes to communicating with the patient about their recommendations.

The survey was hardly scientific, though, as it was conducted between July 16th and July 25th via email and among dentists in the Chicago Dental Society's Facebook Fan Page.

Niles, Illinois dentist Dr. Alice Boghosian said that there is a time and place for most things but texting or talking in the dental chair is a breach of etiquette. "When patients insist on answering their phone or sending a text message, it does interrupt dental care," she said.

DENTAL VIEWS: Seriously, is it so important to stay in touch with your friends that you practice texting while in a dentist's chair? Does it not bother you that dentists use sharp metal tools that can seriously injure you if they get to too distracted. So stop texting and let the dental professionals do their job.