Thursday, July 12, 2007

Jungle Dentist


Well, after a long absence from the computer, I am finally able to sit down with some small amount of time, and, desk clutter and overflowing inbox not withstanding, write a few words about whats been going on here. Things have been so busy in the last few weeks, I have been dealing with two different teams, one of which was 22 people and needed three pickups just to transport the luggage. One of the things I did with this team was some dentistry in one of the refugee camps. I had worked a few times previously with a dentist here, going into the refugee camps and doing free dentistry for our childrens homes and anyone else we could possibly work on, but this team was great because they brought another dentist, and i was able to assist him with extractions, and learn tons, enough that after he left, i was doing them on my own next to the other dentist, who was doing fillings. All we can realistically do is fill holes and pull bad teeth, but there were a few very interesting oral surgeries, one in which we took a tooth out the side of the gum, after sawing through the bone. So many people wanted to just have a cleaning, which given the amount of people we had who had real problems, we couldn't do, but on looking at some of these "cleanings", we found lots of cavities to do and more than a few teeth to pull. I must admit, i really enjoyed it, and would love to learn more...

In other news, we are planning a trip to Switzerland and America in Sept, we arrive in Switzerland on the 22nd of August, and leave for America on the 5th of Sept, arriving back in Bangkok on the 28th of Sept. send me an email or leave a comment here if you want us to come speak at your church or home group, or if you just want to get together and have a beer or two!

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