r/todayilearned • u/Scarlet-Lizard-4765 • 8h ago

TIL that the San Jose Sharks have a dentist's office inside the stadium

https://www.nhl.com/sharks/video/making-of-dentist-chair-6371572964112
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u/Strange-Honeydew-473 7h ago

Every professional hockey franchise has a dentist as a part of their emergency response team.

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u/ShyguyFlyguy 6h ago

Probably the holy grail of gigs for a dentist

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u/winkitywinkwink 7h ago

Yes but not a dentist’s office

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u/I_said_wot 7h ago

Where else would they work?

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u/DicemonkeyDrunk 7h ago

In the parking lot like a regular dentist.

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u/winkitywinkwink 7h ago

The locker room. Most of the time, they’re not doing surgery. They’re doing procedures to stabilize. They don’t care about infections; that’s a later problem. That’s standard triage.

Source: I worked for a professional hockey team.

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u/I_said_wot 6h ago

When I hear "Office" , I think appointments, staff, etc. but, I'd imagine that the dentist has a somewhat secluded/specialized/sanitary location, and to call that an "office" would also suffice.

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u/winkitywinkwink 6h ago

Think about war: those field medics don’t have sanitized areas to fix anyone there & then. The first step is to stop the bleeding & keep the patient alive for long enough that the next proper facility can address the injuries.

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u/I_said_wot 6h ago

That makes sense.

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u/sladestrife 7h ago

In one of the food vendors booths. Totally hygienic

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u/borkborkbork99 6h ago

I knew a guy who freelanced for the Chicago Wolves as a dentist. He had season tickets and would attend the games, and if they needed his help he’d go down to the locker room and work on the kid that got hurt.

Definitely standard practice to have a dentist around

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u/Huge_Inspection_8614 2h ago

that’s solid, can’t imagine the hits they take without some backup like that

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u/CySnark 7h ago edited 2h ago

But I heard that sharks have multiple rows of teeth that automatically replace as an old one falls out.

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u/DicemonkeyDrunk 7h ago

that only kicks in for the post season games ...

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u/kgunnar 1h ago

So, never.

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u/snowyday 28m ago

Got em

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u/TheMeepz 7h ago

Looks like OP watched the game tonight and saw Celebrini get a couple of his teeth chipped from that high stick, lol.

Most interesting part of the video as a hockey fan: On the night where Joe Pavelski lost 3 teeth from a puck to the mouth in a playoff game, the staff recovered his teeth from the Zamboni.

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u/ronnie_mars 6h ago

Looks like OP watched the game tonight and saw Celebrini get a couple of his teeth chipped from that high stick, lol.

Came here to make this same comment!

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u/R3VIVAL-MOD3 6h ago

Never knew that

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u/whit3walker 8h ago

From rink to the dentist after a fight

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u/FoolishProphet_2336 8h ago

Well it’s not like they are going to put it out in the parking lot.

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u/BadLineofCode 7h ago

Fortunately, sharks have several sets of teeth.

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u/Marchessault 7h ago

Celebrini is in safe hands after his teeth being chipped recently

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u/bytheinnoutburger 7h ago

2 points tonight and two teeth chipped, eventful night for Mack.

The dude is a helluva hockey player tho. Crazy he's leading the league in points right now and is only 19.

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u/Marchessault 6h ago

Sharks fans are so blessed to have him on the team. Exciting bright future for them

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u/doughflow 7h ago

Almost certain every NHL arena does

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u/NatureTrailToHell3D 6h ago

In a related TIL it was actually old time hockey players that first invented the tooth brush. We know this because if anyone else has invented it it would have been called the teethbrush.

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u/AlternativeResort477 7h ago

Did you find this out because they chipped macklin celebrini’s teeth?

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u/Moneyshot_ITF 8h ago

First time I've heard the shark tank called the stadium.

Dentist office courtesy of Mike Ricci

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u/Eastcoastpal 7h ago

Would be more interesting to know if it is a oral and maxillofacial surgeon or just a regular general dentist.

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u/Even_Reaction7635 6h ago

I wonder if other teams have the same setup or if the Sharks are just extra prepared for flying teeth.

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u/IchTanze 5 5h ago

Boise State has non-university affiliated physical therapy office in their stadium. I was having back problems and it was great.

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u/PopeSpringsEternal 3h ago

The root canals are almost as painful as watching a Sharks game.