Why did my dentist ask me if I'm pregnant?

Question

When I was at the dentist, my dentist asked if I was pregnant and I'm not sure why. 

Update:

When I was at the dentist, it was for a cleaning and they were not giving me any medication.

Update 2:

By the way, I'm not pregnant.

Answer 1

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Presumably a dentist might normally use medications or dental cleaning substances on everybody except pregnant woman for possible affects on unborn babies. If that's the case they would be obligated to ask every childbearing aged woman if they are pregnant before using those products.

Answer 2

Probably because you're a patient and they need to know information about your health before they do procedures. What else would it be?

Answer 3

cause he cant give you certain stuff if youre pregnant

Answer 4

maybe he cant use certain anesthesia if youre pregnant

Answer 5

Well if you needed a dental X-ray, I dont think its safe when your pregnant.

But in the UK dental treatment is free for pregnant ladies, so that could be the reason?

• Savannah1 week agoReport

  I agree but I'm not pregnant.
  

Answer 6

For the X-rays, and for the effect of anesthetic may have on a developing embryo.

Answer 7

Any procedures coming up that might be affected if you were pregnant?

• Savannah1 week agoReport

  Nope
  

Answer 8

If they had to give you some kind of medication, they would want to know so that they could make sure it wouldn't be anything that is contraindicated for pregnancy.