[Blindtlk] Guide dogs and the Dentist

[Peter Donahue]

Good morning everyone,

    I can't say much more than what others have said. All of my dental 
visits with my guide dogs have been trouble-free. In 2012 I needed to have 5 
teeth extracted requiring conscious sedation. Because I would be 
anesthetized for the procedure the dentist requested that someone accompany 
me for this visit. This is standard procedure for any patient undergoing a 
procedure requiring anesthetization so it's not a blindness thing. Since I 
would not be in a position to manage Johnny during the procedure I asked 
Mary to stay with him until I woke up and was able to manage him myself. We 
took cabs too and from the dentist's office again something highly 
recommended for patients requiring anesthesia for their procedure. This was 
the only dental visit when I needed to arranged to have Johnny supervised 
while my teeth were being extracted.

    I had a single tooth extraction in 2008. For this procedure the dentist 
used novocane and I was fully conscious for the procedure. Johnny remained 
with me during the procedure and all went well. Hope this helps.

Peter Donahue


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherry Gomes via blindtlk" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
To: "'Christopher-Mark Gilland'" <clgilland07 at gmail.com>; "'Blind Talk 
Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 8:10 AM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Guide dogs and the Dentist


>I haven't had a problem so far with my current dentist. The room is big
> enough for her to lie near the chair, and the dentist and the assistant 
> have
> encouraged it. If that changed, I'd leave her home. I don't want her to 
> get
> stepped on or to be in the way and cause problems by being in the way.
>
> Sherry
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Christopher-Mark Gilland via blindtlk
> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 6:59 AM
> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Blindtlk] Guide dogs and the Dentist
>
> Guys,
>
> This may seem like a somewhat off-the-wall question, but I got to thinking
> this morning...  Tomorrow, I have a dental appointment.  Now, I myself am 
> a
> cane user, and don't have a dog.  Never have.  I'd love to get one one of
> these days, but that's another topic entirely.  LOL!  Anyway, as most of 
> you
>
> probably know, a dentist office in general would be fine for a service
> animal, like a guide dog, but once they call you back for your 
> appointment,
> most of you probably know that for one thing, those rooms are pretty small
> as is.  Now, of corse, if you're at a place like I was as a kid where 
> there
> is no privacy, and you're out in the bare butt openning with all other
> children, then that's another story, but again, that's a topic for another
> day.  But generally speaking, most of the time, 95 percent the time, those
> rooms are going to be not only quite little, but quite narrow as well.
> Then, you put the dental chair in there, plus the cart with the tray of 
> tool
>
> instruments, plus usually a desk with a computer, then you take the 
> dentist
> and his/her assistant dental
> hygienist, it's going to get super super crouded!  This said, you can't
> exactly put the dog under the chair, as for one, the chair moves, which if
> not careful could hurt the dog, 2, if you're getting novicayne, and are
> anything like me, you're gonna yelp pretty loud when they stick ya, which 
> of
>
> corse would alarm the dog... Good? Fido, nice? Fido... LOL!  Just kidding.
> But seriously, my point being, where the heck do you all  stash the dog 
> when
>
> in the back room?  OK, if it was a regular family physician appointment,
> then yeah, ok, that wouldn't be an issue.  Just lie the dog down out of 
> your
>
> way and the doctor's way, as most examining rooms are big enough to do 
> that,
>
> but not so much a dentistry room.  Do you all just leave the dog out in 
> the
> waiting room?  Surely, if you're going by yourself, you don't do that. 
> Uh,
> skeuze me, sir?  uh, like, I'm blind and am going back in the back, will 
> you
>
> watch ma dog?  Um... Yeah... me thinks not.
>
>
>
> So, what do you all normally do?  I know there are certain times you just
> can't! take the dog, much as you'd probably like to.  Is this one of those
> times?
>
>
>
> Chris.
>
>
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