# Goodie bag from the dentist. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 28, 2012, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodie-bag-from-the-dentist/632975 "2012-08-28T23:04:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Vita\_Beata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@Vita\_Beata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vita_Beata)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2012, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodie-bag-from-the-dentist/632975/21 "2012-08-29T21:34:37Z")
There’s some serious Dental Bag One-Upsmanship going on in this thread, and I’m getting a case of “Dental Bag Envy”. Mine only contained a little tiny Glide floss, Sensadyne toothpaste,and a purple toothbrush. ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2012, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodie-bag-from-the-dentist/632975/22 "2012-08-29T23:04:32Z")
> [@](#): > > Mind you, I live in England. The three-minute timer would last us all year. is time moving by at a different rate for you? 😕 and I TOTALLY have the envy, I’m lucky when I get _both_ a toothbrush and a travel sized floss… ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodie-bag-from-the-dentist/632975/23 "2012-08-30T00:42:17Z")
This thread reminds me I need to schedule my cleaning. My dentist gives out a travel zipper bag with Colgate toothpaste, an Oral-B toothbrush (I get to choose what color!) and some floss. Sometimes they have a bowl at the checkout desk with more toothpaste in it, and we can help ourselves. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodie-bag-from-the-dentist/632975/24 "2012-08-30T02:46:54Z")
I’m truly spoiled. Not only does my dentist give out a bag that contains a quality toothbrush, travel-sized toothpaste, all the dental picks and floss you’d like, a floss holder, and a tongue scraper, he has a treasure chest you can pick something from when you’re on your way out the door! You have to be shameless enough to actually DO it, since it was obviously originally intended as a treat for small children, but there are enough adults who indulge that they stock hand lotion, sewing kits, and other grown-up treats along with the styrofoam airplanes and plastic cars. I wuv my dentist. We never get gum, though. My dentist is firmly anti-gum. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodie-bag-from-the-dentist/632975/25 "2012-08-30T03:21:03Z")
After reading this thread, I am disgruntled with the severely lacking contents of my goodie bag! ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodie-bag-from-the-dentist/632975/26 "2012-08-30T04:33:44Z")
> [@JackieLikesVariety](#): > > is time moving by at a different rate for you? 😕 It’s a joke. Think Austin Powers. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodie-bag-from-the-dentist/632975/27 "2012-08-30T05:24:59Z")
> [@Vita\_Beata](#): > > There’s some serious Dental Bag One-Upsmanship going on in this thread, and I’m getting a case of “Dental Bag Envy”. Mine only contained a little tiny Glide floss, Sensadyne toothpaste,and a purple toothbrush. > [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > This thread reminds me I need to schedule my cleaning. My dentist gives out a travel zipper bag with Colgate toothpaste, an Oral-B toothbrush (I get to choose what color!) and some floss. Sometimes they have a bowl at the checkout desk with more toothpaste in it, and we can help ourselves. I always ask for a purple toothbrush, sometimes they have them, sometimes they don’t. And my dentist has a candy bowl at the checkout…some candy is sugar free, while other candy has sugar in it. It’s usually stuff like hard candy disks, or Hershey’s Kisses, or Jolly Ranchers. ---
**Author:** ![Jaledin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jaledin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaledin)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodie-bag-from-the-dentist/632975/28 "2012-08-30T13:04:37Z")
Lots of Sorbitol candy. Wait, I think it’s just sugar free gum. That sorbitol really gets things moving. Seriously, for 160 bucks for a cleaning, at least a full size floss would be good. Floss is expensive, and I hate flossing, so Jamie should hook me up. I guess I could ask in five years. ---
**Author:** ![perfectparanoia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a5b964/32.png) [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodie-bag-from-the-dentist/632975/29 "2012-08-30T15:33:47Z")
There was also the time I mentioned that I floss whenever I remember (at my desk at work, in waiting rooms, in front of the tv, in bed, etc.). The hygenist gave me five full size flosses so I could restock all my floss locations! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodie-bag-from-the-dentist/632975.md?page=1)