Had two US Army fillings replaced, and picked up some great tools.
FYI for those of you who get tools from your dentist - the hygienist told me one of the tool companies is starting a recycle program, and dentists can send in old tools and get $$ off replacements - so soon these “gimmes” might be a thing of the past. Get 'em while you can!
Shoot! I thought you were gonna tell us that you had a cute dentist…[swg]
I have some on the workbench and they get used all of the time!!! Very handy tools.
Never thought to ask mine, and he collect trains. Has them all over the offices and the examine room.
I got those from my last dentist but it was “like pulling teeth” to get them. When I first asked he was reluctant. Next, I tried telling him that I would pay the bill sooner if he could help me out. (The hygenist told me that he had a whole basement filled with these used tools.) Well, he finally gave me few.
The receptionist was a goof ball too so I switched to another dentist who wasn’t such a tight wad.
I got some minature inserts (grinding bits) free from my current dentist. I had to get an adapter chuck for my Dremel but it is well worth it. I use them to grind off excess solder from soldered rail joints. They are really tiny.
Incidentally, I now own a battery powered dremel to do this as it is even slower than my electric one with the lowest variable setting.
Yeeeeeees, that’s what I thought until I seen the tools. [:'(]
My dentist sterilizes them, sends them off and they get repackaged and resterilized and UV’d and such and sent back to be used again.
I never thought to ask for a set. Dunno if he’d give them to me or not, but the one dental assistant who says I and my other half are her favorite clients might just drop something on the floor that could “disappear” with me. Oh well.
I mentioned it to my dentist. The next time I was in his office I was given a big bag of different types of clean stainless steel dental tools.
I had forgotten, but they had not.
With all of the money I’ve given my dentist I’d think he’d give me space for a layout!