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Originally Posted by ThetaPrincess24
I dont think telling a patient they need to shower because their stench is so bad it nearly knocks you down is unprofessional. Now if you were rude in your approach about it with the patient then that might be unprofessional. We have quite a few patients that are just nasty. NASTY. Like heavy heavy smokers that will go days without bathing or washing their clothes. we have a family that comes in about once a month that we have to completely spray down and disinfect their hallway once they are gone because of the combined odor of their B.O. and the fact they have a tomcat that apparently is not neutered.......and I'll leave it at that.
But yes to answer your orginal question. Unfortunately it's becoming more and more common for people to not only come in my clinic with "nasty smell disease" but also "nasty smelling crotch disease." I'm just glad I only have to witness and not do anything else.
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Oh, the stories I can tell you about my dad's Dental office...
Homeless dude that never saw day 1 of a shower popped up into the waiting room of the clinic. Guess dude wanted 1 of his 2 teeth cleaned... Anyhow, ran all the normal patients out of the room... So, my dad trying to be civil, called management, and they told him, just offer homeless dude some soap... My dad tried that... Homeless dude exclaimed, "I don't stank!!!"--then my dad had to proceed to curse homeless dude out...
Old woman, don't know what she had in her purse, but the minute she opened it, all the cockroaches ran out into my dad's office...
Crack addict... (need I say more?)
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