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Dr Michel Souccar – No Spittoon interview

Author(s): Dental News

Since the Covid-19 pandemic here at Dental News we have been hearing more about clinics choosing equipment without dental spittoons to improve hygiene and reduce cross infection risk. We visited Dr Michel Souccar in Beirut to understand why he chooses to work in this way.

Dental News:

‘Dr. Michel Souccar, good morning, we are now in your clinic in Beirut where you have been practicing dentistry for 47 years, since 1977. What brought me to your dental office is my curiosity to hear from you your experience practicing dentistry on a dental chair without spittoon. I understand that both you and your wife Dr Aimée practice in this way.’

Dr. Michel Souccar:

‘When we first began work as fresh graduates we quickly abandoned using spittoons. We did not like the view of the saliva mixed with blood spinning in the spittoon. To us we always felt that this was unhygienic and unpleasant for patients. Particularly when the patient is anesthetized, he may not have full control over his lips and consequently he will lose some liquids while spitting that will drip and contaminate the floor and the chair, etc…’

Dental News:

‘So how do you help patients who need to clean their mouths due to a bad taste or debris from treatment?’

Dr. Michel Souccar:

‘When a patient needs to spit and empty his mouth, he closes his mouth on the suction canula and this simple procedure empties his mouth from any liquid and non liquid residue. We can also use the 3:1 syringe to help clean the mouth for the patient. We have a saliva ejector and high volume suction on our chairs. This is much more efficient that using a spittoon’

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