No Tweet Required

We were more than a little amused to read about the new promotion Colgate has going for their new Slim Soft toothbrush. "There's Something in Your Tweet" allows consumers who spot something in a friend's teeth to inform them via Twitter when they spot a stray piece of food that's gotten visibly stuck. Apparently, the idea is that most of us would like to be told when that happens but many of us are fearful of bringing it up, even to a close friend. You don't have to be a dentist in North Hollywood to not want to look at something like that or been seen with it, but you also don't have to be Emily Post to be concerned about the etiquette of the situation.

At Hamlin Dental Group we get the idea. In a group situation, it certainly might be embarrassing for the recipient of such a message to be told something like that. Better, in fact, to send a quick text or tweet than to interrupt the Vice President of your company in a middle of an important meeting because she has some bell pepper caught on one of her central incisors.

On the other hand, there's a time and a place for bluntness. We know people who are fearful to mention things as trivial as stuck food, even in an one-on-one situation where it's really no big deal. We'd rather just be told. Indeed, as an outstanding dentist in Van Nuys, Northridge and North Hollywood, we hope that our patients can be honest with us if we've made a mistake of some sort and have the equivalent of a telltale piece of pepperoni stuck in our metaphorical teeth.

If you come to offices and something isn't quite right, don't be afraid to tell us nicely but right to our face. No tweet required!