Herman by Jim Unger for February 16, 2024

No wait, that’s good!

It’s so hard to find good help.

You mean, the one for the windshield?

Or, if she heard “Scrapper,” it would be a tomcat with a torn ear and only one eye.

“This one will do, in a pinch. Open wide, Mr. Barnaby!”

Dentistry with spitting bowls. I last saw THAT in… the late 60’s, probably.

Hope that cup holds a shot of 100 proof.

That one is for the dandruff on his shoulders.

New trainee?

Maybe that one will do. He does have a lot of tartar buildup.

I have had both male and female dentists. In nearly 75 years of dental care I have never had a dental hygienist who wasn’t female.

When my wife started nursing school, about 2% of nurses were male. Now that figure is up to about 35%.

There are other occupations that are female dominated, but I think dental hygienist is most slanted in this direction.

Must have a lot of plaque buildup.

He must have been talking a bunch of bullcrap before the procedure! LOL. She’s there to shovel it up!

Dental Hygienist exams are getting easier these days

Worse case of plaque ever!

A gasket scraper?

“You had me worried for a minute there.”

Then she shows up with a grader/scraper.

But keep in around in case the anesthesia doesn’t work.