Dental Prisoner Update.

Patients March 26th, 2008

I saw the prisoner today for his consultation. He and his 2 guards were 35 minutes late for their appointment. He had his leg irons and handcuffs on but he was dressed in regular clothes, including his rasta hat. Both guards accompanied him into the room while I did the exam and went over the details of a retreatment and potential future apicoectomy.

Before I could give anything to the patient (like the AAE brochure on retreatments), I had to pass it by the guards. I guess they don’t know for sure that I’m not in cahoots with the guy.

Overall this was nothing like Oz. The prisoner was a nice guy, and so were the guards — although I don’t know what our next patient thought as he watched them leave our office together.


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  • http://fightingwithwriting.blogspot.com/ Tam

    I’m surprised he was in his regular clothes.

    Maybe I’ve watched too many films, but I would have thought they dress them all up in orange jumpsuits so that they are more conspicous in the event of an escape.

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  • http://www.endodontics.ca Periapex

    That’s what I would have thought also. In fact, I’ve seen prisoners going into the oral surgery office across the parking lot and they’ve had orange jump suits on.

    My guy was from a medium security facility, so I guess they feel he doesn’t pose a big flight risk. They probably also want to minimise their impact on the other patients in the office.

    In the future, I’ll tell them to get a pair of those pink gloves you’ve put up on your blog and handcuff them to the prisoners. They won’t run away anywhere with those things on.

  • http://www.fragileheart.com/journal/ fragileheart

    lol I’ve never watched an episode of Oz, but is a Canadian or American show. The only prison shows I’ve seen are American shows… I would assume that Canadian prisoners are (on average) a little more tame, maybe?

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  • http://www.endodontics.ca Periapex

    It’s (was) an American show (HBO I think). I saw a part of one episode (where one prisoner did a number 2 in another’s mouth) but never had time to see any others. American Idol or something like that must have gotten in the way.

    What’s going on with your posts BTW? Looks like your next scheduled one keeps popping up in your RSS feed. I’m so intrigued with the grammatically incorrect title (not that there’s anything wrong with that or anything)…

  • http://www.waittimes.blogspot.com Ian Furst

    Hey Periapex — I have to jump into this one. I’ve seen these guys a lot so I thought I’d bring you up to speed on the jail-house jargon. It’s considered bad form to ask them why they’re in — it’s good form to ask them how long they’ve got left. Don’t call them cuffs and shackles — call them jewllary (they love that line). Seriously don’t tell them when they’re coming back – at St. Mikes they had a prisoner get his friends to break him out on a visit at at gun-point. If he’s a bad-ass it’s a real concern. Most importantly, if the guards are out of ear-shot ask about how guys get drugs into prison — it’s funny as hell and they don’t seem to mind talking about it. That’s all for now. Good luck doing you’re time.
    http://www.waittimes.blogspot.com

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  • http://www.endodontics.ca Periapex

    Jewelery…gotta remember this one. Hehe.

  • http://www.amid.com/werd Rudy

    I thought he said Jew Larry.

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  • http://www.dentalaggregate.com Lin

    I couldn’t help but laugh with this story. To think that putting the prisoner in everyday clothes would help him blend in is funny. Like the “jewelry” attached to his wrists and ankles wouldn’t be a dead giveaway, not to mention the guards following in close pursuit. Were they armed? tsk, tsk.

    I can just imagine the look on patients faces that were waiting to be seen. ;)

    Lin’s last blog post..Entrecard Appreciation Day

  • http://www.endodontics.ca Periapex

    Rudy: Oh, you know that Larry guy too?

    Lin: Yup, bulletproof vests and sidearms. Not conspicuous at all.

  • http://hterry.com blueyes

    When the prisoners come here they are shackled but are still in their prison garb. They are taken around in a wheelchair with a blanket over them to cover up the hand and leg shackles and always come with 2 guards.

  • http://www.dentalaggregate.com Lin

    hahaha blueeyes..If I were a patient waiting to be seen and I saw prison guards bringing someone in described that way, I don’t think the blanket covering up shackles and handcuffs would make me any less nervous. Just the mental vision of that scenario makes me snicker. ;)

    Lin’s last blog post..Entrecard Appreciation Day

  • http://www.endodontics.ca Periapex

    blueyes: Thanks for the comment!

    Lin: on the other hand, dental patients don’t need too many excuses to be nervous…

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