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Last autumn, Dexter Brown wrote an article about Dentistry during the Covid pandemic.
As we interviewed his wife Jane at Church Coffee Online today to ask how things were going (find the link below), we are publishing the article here again:
By Dexter Brown
On the 23rd of March, I saw my last dental patient and locked up the surgery. The doors did not open again until 9th June. Dental problems did not go away but dental surgeries were told to close and all we could do was give the three A’s: Advice, Analgesics (painkillers) and Antibiotics, as physical contact with patients was prohibited. I spoke to over 60 patients during this period, with issues ranging from minor problems to serious infections.
It felt so medieval in such a modern high-tech profession and era to be resorting to basic DIY dentistry. I guided patients who had sharp and broken teeth to file off edges with nail files. I talked an elderly shielding lady through extracting her very mobile lower tooth and how to deal with the bleeding. She was developing a spreading infection in her face and was terrified of leaving her home for care. Removing the tooth resolved the issue.
One gentleman had a crown (cap) which had come off a tooth. I talked him through how he could correctly relocate it back into his mouth – he practiced and was able to do so. He came to the surgery and collected dental cement for use at home. He called back later to relay that the procedure had ended in disaster and that he now needed a plumber not a dentist. In the course of trying to recement the crown, whilst he was looking in his bathroom mirror, the crown slipped from his fingers, fell down the sink plug hole and lodged itself in the U-bend!
As Covid-19 is a respiratory disease and the virus is therefore present in the mouth, it may be transferred to the atmosphere of the surgery through drilling. Protocols have been developed which require a surgery to be left for an hour after treatment, to allow aerosol to settle. Then every exposed surface in the room has to be wiped down and disinfected. This has slowed the through-put of patients, and where our practice saw up to 30 people a day, we are currently seeing a maximum of 10.
Dentistry has always been a highly clinical and safe place to visit, and I can reassure you that this remains the case today.
At today’s Church Coffee Online we spoke to Jane about life in lockdown. You can catch up here:
Today we introduce another healthy habit of the Christian life: Reading and learning from the Bible. Join Edda and Christoph live from the Rectory. Find all the links mentioned in the service below.
OPEN THE BOOK: ABRAHAM, GOD’S FRIEND…
ACTIVTY SHEET…
“And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.” Mark 4:39.
*THE STILLED STORMS:* There are several tempests that confronts us in life at every turn — spiritually, emotionally, mentally, physically, financially, etc. Realistically there are times when we are scared like the apostles, though in the boat with the Lord Jesus yet confronted with the storm. Nevertheless, a call through prayers to the only one who has the authority over every storm that rages against us stills the storm. He will not let the will or attacks of the wicked to prevail over you. Therefore in the name of Jesus Christ, consider any storm before you stilled on arrival. I pray that the Father will soothe your doubts, calm your fears, dry your tears and still every storm before you in the mighty name of Jesus Christ
Loving God, today we bring before you all grieving nations, tired doctors, exhausted nurses and other frontline workers. Comfort those who mourn. Give strength to the weary and increase the power of the weak. May they soar on wings like eagles; may they run and not grow weary; may they walk and not grow faint. (Isaiah 40:1, 29, 31)
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayers
(Nnamdi Maduka)
Let’s pray together:
Here is a map of the worst parts of our world to live in if you are a Christian. They need our prayer. Can you pick one (there is more information when you click on it), find out more and commit to praying for this country regularly?
Click here for more information…
As true in 2021 as ever: “Hallelujah! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth.”
To protect one another and help fight the COVID pandemic we are not restarting services at St Mary’s Church while Denham is in Tier 4. Please join us for our online services and events.
If you’d like to explore the Christian faith, we’d love to be part of your journey of faith. There are also some helpful websites as a starting point:
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