“The Tooth And Nothing But The Tooth”
By
Chris “Dr Smile Maker” Branfield
Hello again, I hope that you are well. Wow, what a life changing few weeks I’ve just
had. I’m referring to Hull City getting back into the premier league.
Well done lads. I missed the Wembley game but
I must say that it was worth it.
What Was So Important To
Miss The Play Off Final At Wembley
I was in Morocco again with Dental Mavericks. This was my 9th trip out there to
get kids out of daily dental pain. They
are all special trips as they are all rewarding but this one was a bit
different, somehow a bit special. It was
really moving and emotional.
Back To Asni
We went back to Asni for the 3rd time to work with Eve
Branson Foundation up in the Atlas Mountains.
We have built a great relationship with the foundation and the “Teeth
For Life Programme” is kicking in with tooth brushing clubs. We are making small strides in reducing tooth
decay but it is still bad.
We want to
improve the situation and work with local professionals. We will get there and we are making some
progress. That’s the key, making
progress and not giving up. Failure is
only final when you stop trying. Small
improvements lead to great things in the long run.
Something New And
Exciting Team Talk
We did a brand new project straight after Asni by the coast
in Essaouira. This was brought about by
the King’s advisor. We arrived at a
school there to a very nice reception and welcome. So, we rested up and started early next
morning at 7am.
We didn’t leave until
8-10pm after working flat out with just a short break for a flying lunch. We saw hundreds of children and took a lot
of teeth out. I was blown away and
inspired by a couple of deaf girls.
They were so switched on and matter of fact. We didn’t speak a common language but we
understood each other. That’s the same
for all the children. It’s humanity. It’s amazing
Inspirational
Thank
You Dinner
We were treated to a thank you dinner. The energy was amazing and everybody realised
that we can work together to improve the health of the kids.
The Director/ Head Master of the school said
how the children’s faces had changed.
They could now concentrate on studying as they were out of pain.
You look at the world and all the rubbish
that goes on and here we were round a table with people of different language
and culture looking at ways to work together.
So proud to be part of the group.
I was across the table Richard Howarth (fellow trustee) and we looked at
each other and welled up.
These were
fantastic people and I’m looking forward to the future being able to look after
the kids better and getting locals involved to sustain an on-going
project.
Edward In Morocco teaching kids to brush
Bitter
Sweet To Finish
My son, Edward has been accepted to train as a Dental
Therapist at Liverpool University.
Edward has been working at my place as a dental nurse for a couple of
years.
It’s a competitive field and I’m
proud of him. He’ll be missed around the place. I said it was emotional!
Until next time.
Take care and be good.
