Dear Dora,

A new postdoc in lab has the worst breath Ive ever smelled, but nobody knows him well enough to tell him to do something about it. What to do? Help!

- Jaime, graduate student

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Dear Jaime,

I love this question, because I think everyone has met a person who had bad (and I mean BAD) breath, and they did not know how to deal with the situation. I listed a few websites that have suggestions on how to tell someone about their halitosis politely. Bad breath is usually caused by poor dental hygiene and possibly respiratory tract infections. Thus, it is important to be respectful when talking to a person with bad breath.

How to tell someone they have bad breath Bad breath causes and remedies

If no one knows him well, this situation is even trickier. The most discrete solution is to send him an email from an anonymous account. Be sure to be understanding, and suggest ideas to help him resolve his bad breath (e.g. see a dentist, read some articles). It is best if he does not know the email came from a coworker.

There is even a site called BadBreathOGram that will send the email for you, although it didnt seem to be working when I tried it out.  However, I was able to send a Stink-O-Gram, which incidentally covers other smells beyond just bad breath.

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