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steepholm ([personal profile] steepholm) wrote2023-07-28 08:07 am
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Dermatologists vs Dentists

Why are dermatologists so much more evil than dentists - at least in advertising?

Many's the advert where dermatologists are enraged that an ordinary housewife has discovered "one simple trick" to prevent wrinkles, blemishes or whatever, fearing (a la The Man in the White Suit) that they will be put out of business by her discovery.

On the other hand, dentists are often to be seen recommending this or that toothpaste for its power to prevent decay, reduce plaque, invigorate gums, and so on, and by implication we're to take this all at face value. Why are we expected to be so ready to believe in integrity of one group of medical professionals and to disbelieve in the other? Have we even got it the right way round?

I'm just saying - Sir Laurence Olivier never played a Nazi dermatologist.
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[personal profile] calimac 2023-07-28 07:26 am (UTC)(link)
If, as a famous advert in the US once said, "4 out of 5 dentists recommend sugarless gum for their patients who chew gum," what does the fifth dentist recommend?

(Answer: don't chew gum at all)
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[personal profile] cmcmck 2023-07-28 09:07 am (UTC)(link)
But did he play a Nazi dentist?
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[personal profile] calimac 2023-07-28 01:19 pm (UTC)(link)
(raises hand) I got that reference, thank you.
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[personal profile] cyphomandra 2023-07-28 10:17 pm (UTC)(link)
I am actually currently reading Marathon Man! No dentists yet but some nazis and a lot of 70s misogyny, yay.
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[personal profile] tadorna 2023-07-28 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I think it's dentist propaganda in preparation for the coming Skin/Teeth War.