What events at the Winter Olympics must be equipped with a dentist's office? Reporters visit

Of all the ice events at the Winter Olympics, only one requires a dentist's room, and that is the ice hockey game. Because of the confrontational nature of ice hockey, athletes are more likely to have oral and tooth injuries, especially in men's ice hockey.

During the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, ice hockey events will be held at the National Gymnasium and Wukesong Sports Center. Among them, Wukesong Sports Center will host 29 ice hockey matches, including 23 women's ice hockey and 6 men's ice hockey matches.

The Wukesong Sports Center has moved the dentist's room to the venue. On the morning of December 22, the reporter visited the 12-square-meter dental office.

The dentist's room is located just about 35 meters from the entrance of the competition venue A and has an area of 12 square meters. Unlike a general dental office that holds the chair fixed to the ground, this specially tailored chair is self-locking and can be automatically adjusted according to the size and weight of the athlete. The treatment chair is equipped with a variety of equipment, handles, operating tables, trays, surgical lights, mouthwash cups, doctor-specific seats, dentist-specific face screens, etc.

There is a partition door on the outside of the treatment chair to separate the treatment space from the outside world, one is to protect the privacy of athletes, and the other is to avoid splashing during treatment.

The treatment room also has two rows of new pipes along the wall to transport the waste gas wastewater generated during the treatment process, collect it and then discharge it after harmless treatment. Since athletes may enter wearing skates, the floor of the treatment room has also been treated with anti-slip treatment. At the same time, medical staff also go through helmets, protective gear on and off training, if necessary, can quickly help athletes put on and take off.

"During the competition, there will be medical personnel near Entrance A to observe the situation of the athletes in the field. Once someone is injured, the preliminary judgment will be whether it is a problem with the oral cavity. If so, the dentist will be notified as soon as possible to prepare, and the injured team member will be quickly sent to the dentist's office for treatment. Fan Qing, dentist manager of Wukesong Sports Center, introduced. The dentist's office is equipped with a chief dentist, and the simpler injuries can be treated in the dentist's room in a timely and effective manner. If you encounter a more serious and complex injury, the venue is also equipped with a medical CT car, which can be scanned for ct scans at the first time, and when it is determined that it cannot be treated under existing conditions, it will be transferred to the designated Beijing Stomatological Hospital for treatment.

"At present, our medical services have reached the level of world-class competition medical security required by the International Olympic Committee and the International Hockey Federation. During the games, 104 staff members in the medical service field will work closely together to ensure the safe, smooth and smooth holding of the Winter Olympic Games. Fan Qing said.