How to deal with lack of place to brush my teeth at work

Question

When you are at work 8h it's not good not to brush your teeth (unless you don't eat anything during that time).

At my work place we have 2 places with sinks:

• kitchen (by the way, is there any proper name for it in English? a place with fridge, sink, table and microwave but at workplace)
• toilettes

Neither of those places fits to one brush its teeth, because

• kitchen's sink is filled with dirty dishes most of the time
• toilette area seems so slipery and slimmy that I would rather keep my toothbrush away

So wow to deal with lack of place to brush my teeth at work?

Answer 1

It might actually be worthwhile to address the dirty dishes in the kitchen sink, which I would argue are a problem all by themselves - at the very least, they are unhygienic.

Alternatively, you could also address the cleanliness in your restrooms. Do you have a cleaning service? If so, and if you can't bring yourself to brush your teeth in the restroom after it has supposedly been cleaned, I would say that the cleaning service is not doing its job.

If neither of these approaches work, you could maybe go outside with a bottle of water and rinse your mouth (discreetly) near some bushes. Or you could chew sugar-free gum.

Answer 2

Colgate makes a waterless/rinsless brush system called the wisp. They're kind of pricey and more of an emergency type of thing, but it may help the situation.

To expand a bit on @Stephan Kolassa's bit about gum. They do make a dentist recommended type that contains xylitol. It helps with enamel restoration too. I would do some research on those types of gums before choosing one and make sure you follow the directions. I'm not a dentist or a doctor as a caveat, but my dentist told me to use xylitol gum.