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Why don't dentists recommend drinking more soda and eating more candy?
by tjr 11y ago
Why don't dentists recommend drinking more soda and eating more candy?
- padobson 11y agoI don't know, but if you find some, let me know so I can give them my money.
- habitue 11y agoBecause people don't need any encouraging to do those things. From a dentists point of view there's no scarcity of poor dental decisions, so they don't need to artificially try to create them.
- bigethan 11y agoThey aren't outwardly evil. Put on a happy face and turn the screws where the customer can't see or control. Like all capitalist companies that want to maximize profit.
- Pyxl101 11y agoFor the same reason a real estate agent does not try to sell you the first house they show you: their motives would be way too obviously transparent if they did that and people would see through it.
- Pyxl101 11y agoI don't understand the downvotes. I'm not suggesting that dentists actually want to harm peoples' teeth. I'm simply pointing out that dentists recommending sugar and soda is too obviously nonsensical a position for anyone to actually take, regardless of their true position.
- kbutler 11y agoI have a dentist friend that says he should install a soda machine, and if you have a cavity free checkup, you get coupons for free refills of soda... "And have a free piece of sticky candy!"