Today I am participating in Latinaish's Spanish Friday. The English translation is below.
La mayoria de ustedes saben que yo trabajo en una oficina dental. Soy un asistente. Encanto mi trabajo y mas los pacientes. A veces hay unos pacientes que hacen el trabajo de el dentista y la asistente mas dificil. Quizas no saben que esas cosas nos vuelven locos. Entonces, aqui esta lista de 6 cosas que nunca se deben hacer cuando esta en el sillon dental.
- Por favor, no se quite los zapatos antes de sentar en el sillon dental. Especialmente si los pies huelen!
- No habla en su cell con su amigo de la fiesta anoche. No nos importan. (bueno, a mi me importa un poco....soy chismosa a veces.... jaja) Tenemos un trabajo que hacer. Hay otros pacientes esperando.
- Si es posible, no traen los niños en el operatorio contigo. Hay germenes y instrumentos afilados. No dejen el bebe gatiar en el piso por favor!!! Aunque limpiamos el operatorio, hay germenes y posiblemente gotitas de sangre en el piso.
- Cuando dicimos "Abre la boca grande" no estamos bromeando.
- Se que quiere ayudarnos... pero por favor deja la cabeza recta. Si necesitamos que gira la cabeza vamos a decirte.
- PORFAVOR llegar a su cita a tiempo. Estaba trabajando todo el dia. Quizas sin lonche y descanso. Yo entiendo que hay emergencias o cosas que estan afuera de su control. Pero si llegas tarde y me dices, "Lo siento que soy media hora tarde, se me olvido que tenia una cita" No sea soprendido cuando no soy muy amable. Tengo cosas que hacer tambien. Tengo un hijo que esta esperando que su mama llegar a recojerlo. Respetamos su tiempo porfavor respetar nuestra tiempo.
The majority of you know that I work in a dental office. I love my job and the patients even more. Sometimes there are patients that make the job of the dentist and assistant even harder. Maybe they do not know that these things drive us crazy. So, here is a list of 6 things to never do in a dental chair.
- Please do not take off your shoes before sitting in the chair....especially if your feet are stinky!
- Don't talk on your cell phone with your friend about the party you went to last night. We don't care! (well maybe I do a little! I love gossip. haha) We have a job to do and there are other patients waiting.
- If it is possible, do not bring your kids in the operatory with you. There are germs and sharp instruments! Don't let the baby crawl on the floor. Although we clean the room, there are germs and possible drops of blood on the floor.
- When we say, "Open wide" we are not kidding!
- We know you want to help us, but please keep your head straight. If we need you to turn your head, we will tell you.
- PLEASE come to your appointment on time. I have been working all day. Probably with out a lunch or a break. I understand there are emergencies or things that can happen that are out of your control. But if you come to your appointment and say to me, "Oh, I'm sorry I'm a half hour late. I forgot I had an appointment" don't be suprised if I am not very friendly. I have things to do too. I have a son who is waiting for his mom to come and pick him up. We respect your time, please respect ours.
Can you tell it's been a stressful week? I know going to the dentist can be nerve wracking.... just letting off a little "friendly" steam.
Hahahaha! Muy buen post, Tara! I'm LOL'ing at the thought of people actually taking off their shoes. I can't believe people would actually do all of that stuff. Too funny. ;)
ReplyDeleteLeslie,
DeleteYou wouldn't believe 1/2 the stuff I witness! It's pretty comical. The taking off of shoes before sitting in the chair is a HUGE one! I can't believe how many people do this!
Maybe you should print this and post on the wall in the waiting room? ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for participating in Spanish Friday!
Tracy,
DeleteI would.... if I was in charge! LOL
What is WRONG with people? Can't believe some let their toddlers crawl on the floor! Que gente. Seriously makes you wonder what people are thinking ... or ... actually, what they're not thinking. You'd love to have me as a patient. Obedezco todas las reglas. Thank you for commenting on my Spanish Friday post, Amiga. Abrazos! <3
ReplyDeleteEzzy,
DeleteI bet you are the perfect patient!
OMG, people let their kids run around the room, pick up instruments, crawl on the floors, shake the chair (while we are drilling on them) and these are just a few. Some people are C-R-AAAAA-Z-Y!!!!
OMG, yo no sé como tu te aguantas sin decir nada! Estoy de acuerdo con Tracy, tu jefe debería poner un letrero. Aunque sea con la advertencia de no dejar los niños gatear por los gérmenes. Es una cosa menos de que tendrías que preocuparte.
ReplyDeleteAquí está mi Spanish Friday. :-)
http://isolated-existence.blogspot.com/2012/03/belated-spanish-friday-desafio-de-fotos.html
We actually tell patients (who bring their kids and do not make them behave and let them roam around the office and touch things like they are at home) to not let them crawl on the floor or do not touch anything, these are dangerous to NO AVAIL! They usually get defensive and let their children continue doing the above! We sound like a broken record. We have had to ask some patients to reschedule when the have child care available. It's crazy! Some people feel the need to bring the whole family! Including cousins, grandma, etc... We usually ask those people to go back and sit in the waiting room.
DeleteMi tio es un dentista y el nunca me hablo de esas problemas, pero ahora entiendo porque el siempre parece tan cansado cuando le visitamos en su oficina.
ReplyDeleteNow you know why he is so tired. jejejeee!
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