If your children are already scared of the dentist, whatever you do don’t show them these bizarre training dummies.
Designed to help dental students practice their skills, these lifelike (and sometimes terrifying) mannequins look like something straight out of a horror film. With wide-open mouths, glassy eyes, and frozen expressions, these dentist training tools are meant to simulate real patients, but often end up being more creepy than helpful, at least from the outside. Used in dental schools around the world, these dummies play a crucial role in preparing future dentists for real-life procedures. Still, it’s hard not to feel unsettled when you see rows of heads lined up, jaws agape, just waiting to be drilled. The bizarre appearance of some models has even gone viral online, with many questioning why they have to look that scary. While essential for training, these creepy dentist dummies definitely aren’t helping calm anyone’s dental anxiety, especially not children’s.
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