Update: Dental Appointment with a Coughing Moment...Yikes!!!

@Shavkat (140118)
Philippines
November 25, 2020 2:28am CST
I had my dental procedures today. I am confident that the dentist did her best to make things easier and safer. The only thing that I felt panicky about was when she coughed a bit. Well, she moved in a distance right away. She is in complete gear and nothing to be worried about. I still need to see her next week on Monday. Are you going to panic when a dentist cough? Image Credit: s.hdnux.com
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@LadyDuck (472081)
• Switzerland
25 Nov 20
Well, I would have left the room, this is sure.
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• United States
26 Nov 20
@LadyDuck Better safe than sorry. You can never be too careful anymore these days.
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@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
25 Nov 20
If she didn't move away, I will ask to stop instantly.
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@LadyDuck (472081)
• Switzerland
25 Nov 20
@Shavkat Better safe than sorry.
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@iKONICNoona (4220)
• Philippines
25 Nov 20
@Shavkat Oh no haha is your mouth open when she coughed?
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@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
25 Nov 20
The good thing is she managed to move away and I closed my mouth right away.
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• Philippines
25 Nov 20
@Shavkat That's okay but to be honest thats scary good thing both of you are alert and knows what to do .
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@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
25 Nov 20
@iKONICNoona I agree. I almost reacted differently though.
@jstory07 (139974)
• Roseburg, Oregon
25 Nov 20
Do not panic she was being safe and took precautions.
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@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
25 Nov 20
I agree. I should not be feeling worried about it. She knows the protocols when treating her patients.
@rakski (126055)
• Philippines
25 Nov 20
as long as she is wearing a mask and she distance away, that is good
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@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
25 Nov 20
I also think that way. I kept on reminding myself that she is suing these things.
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@rakski (126055)
• Philippines
26 Nov 20
@just4him (317241)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Nov 20
I'm glad it went well. No, she might have needed water. I know that's often the case when I start coughing.
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@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
25 Nov 20
She did excuse herself and needs some water to drink.
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@JudyEv (342112)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Nov 20
No, I don't think it would worry me unless it was a really bad cough.
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@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
25 Nov 20
I also tried to hear her cough sounds. If there is like a phlegm thing, I am going to freak out. Luckily, it doesn't sound like that.
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@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
25 Nov 20
That is indeed awkward and you will feel uneasy that your dentist did cough up. But I think for as long as he is wearing the proper attire when she was treating you then you are safe. The air she cough out are all trapped in the mask she is wearing for sure.
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@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
25 Nov 20
@Shavkat Yes because I know they are also very clean about their things so they better know how to be that.
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@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
25 Nov 20
@rsa101 I agree. It will be a disaster if bad things happen in the dental clinic.
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@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
25 Nov 20
I was about to laugh because she said an alibi, I have a dry throat." I tried to conceal my feeling about this. It is better to close my mouth. I am confident that it is safe because she is wearing complete protective gear.
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@betlynfrnds (4069)
• United States
26 Nov 20
I don't think I will ever look at a cough the same again. Though I don't believe that I would necessarily panic, I may very well be concerned.
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• United States
26 Nov 20
@Shavkat We all should try to be balanced. Yes, remaining calm is very good but we have to be alert and cautious.
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@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
26 Nov 20
@betlynfrnds I totally agree with you.
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@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
26 Nov 20
In time likes this, I need to be calm and not to be panicky as much as possible.
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@eileenleyva (27560)
• Philippines
25 Nov 20
Had my prophylaxis also recently. My lady dentist is in full PPE. I was also covered with washable PPE and headgear. No worry if the dentist coughed a little. She just needed to breathe, I think. It was not a bad cough, was it?
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@eileenleyva (27560)
• Philippines
25 Nov 20
@Shavkat Check out her condition by calling before going to the clinic. You cannot be too careful when it comes to your own health. If she is all right, fine, you can have your procedure. If you could postpone it though to another week, just to be sure.
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@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
25 Nov 20
She claimed that she is having a fry throat. She managed to sip some water. She also in complte PPE.
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@RebeccasFarm (90474)
• Arvada, Colorado
25 Nov 20
Oh dear lol
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@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
26 Nov 20
If you can only see my reaction at that time, my eyes were wide-opened in a bit.
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@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
28 Nov 20
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• Arvada, Colorado
27 Nov 20
@Shavkat I dont blame you I would be too
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• Midland, Michigan
25 Nov 20
I don't go in a panic when anyone coughs because it's usually due to allergies.
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@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
26 Nov 20
@MarshaMusselman I can determine if it is different. For the reason that I am in the medical field, too. I am saying it humbly.
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@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
25 Nov 20
If the cough sounds differently, that's another story.
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• Midland, Michigan
25 Nov 20
@Shavkat I don't know that we would know what type of cough it is behind the masks.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
28 Nov 20
It would have been far worse if it was you who coughed while she was doing the procedure :)
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@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
29 Nov 20
That's not a good thing, too. If ever, I will excuse myyself and cover my mouth.
@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
29 Nov 20
@sophie09 (34236)
• Indonesia
25 Nov 20
i am sure she wears her mask
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@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
26 Nov 20
She did have it and the face shield.
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@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
27 Nov 20
@sophie09 We need to be more cautious now.
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@sophie09 (34236)
• Indonesia
26 Nov 20
@Shavkat i see but we still being paranoid
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@Cheyee (8344)
• Pakanbaru, Indonesia
25 Nov 20
They don't even need cough, I feel panic right after I enter the room. Is she wearing face shield as well?
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@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
25 Nov 20
She is wearing a face mask and shield. She moved away from me when she caughed a bit.
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@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
26 Nov 20
@Cheyee Yes, it is.
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@Cheyee (8344)
• Pakanbaru, Indonesia
25 Nov 20
@Shavkat I hope it wasn't something bad. Just normal cough
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@snowy22315 (182200)
• United States
25 Nov 20
Hmmm, it might bother me a bit. As for myself I hate coughing or sneezing in public these days. You might start getting some disturbed looks.
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@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
26 Nov 20
I agree. It will be an uneasy or uncomfortable feeling when they will have a piercing stare.
@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
25 Nov 20
I sneeze when I pick up meds for Mom once. The others in the pharmacy look at me like I was trying to murder them. I even wore face mask that day! Geez!
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@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
26 Nov 20
I can relate to you about this matter. I had the experience did this in public and the locals were looking at me as if I committed a crime.
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@Shiva49 (26776)
• Singapore
26 Nov 20
Even the slightest of coughs can raise our fears especially while having our mouths wide open! I do hope her cough is harmless.
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@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
26 Nov 20
It wasn't that serious cough, but I still have the panicky thing deep inside.
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@thelme55 (77165)
• Germany
25 Nov 20
I will get scared. I will not go to the dentist as long as it is not an emergency this time of the pandemic.
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@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
26 Nov 20
If I can only bear my dental problem, I will not do this. I still have to see her on Monday next week. I just need to be extra careful.
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• Philippines
25 Nov 20
Well, I guess there's nothing to worry about since she was in complete gear and she moved away when she coughed.
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@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
25 Nov 20
I got paranoid. It is my first time taking off my face mask in public since the lockdown.
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• India
25 Nov 20
That happens if anyone coughs
@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
25 Nov 20
I hope it did not happen for safety reasons.
• India
25 Nov 20
@Shavkat One cough is fine
@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
25 Nov 20
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