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C4TCH 22 –
Dental Dilemma
Take a peep over the top of this mag and have a look at the people
around you. Should anybody happen to return your gaze, try flashing
your pearliest grin at them. Three things could happen here. 1: You
smile, they smile, you wonder why you’re
both smiling, and then desperately
thwart the moment by smiling at
something inanimate before getting
back to work. Not a problem. 2: You
smile, they smile, and you realise with
horror that you’re staring at what could
be a scaled down, burnt picket fence
clinging to the inside of their mouth.
Not so good. 3: You smile, they don’t
smile and instead glance with a mixture
of revulsion and fascination at the
shards of aimless calcium protruding
from your embarrassed gums.
The worst of the bunch. But what does
all this mean? Well, the reaction you
received could have a big effect on
your job prospects.
AUDIO MEDIA APRIL 2009
Research from Simplyhealth’s Annual Dental Survey has shown
that almost one in eight managers working in arts and culture has
a problem trusting staff when it comes to dental visits, yet 44% of
bosses cite bad teeth as a reason for not
promoting staff. Furthermore, 33% of
managers would not take a staff member
to a meeting should they be suffering
from a dodgy smile or bad breath.
Think on if you’re inexplicably surfing
youtube while the rest of the team are
discussing business strategy over coffee
and shortcake in the ‘Sharing Suite’.
Rest assured though, we’ll all be
interacting in Cyberspace soon enough
anyway, where you can have a face like a
classical Grecian sculpture and teeth white
enough to light motorways. It might be
best just to (not) grin and bear it for the
time being.
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