“The Tooth And Nothing But The Tooth”
By Chris “Dr Smile Maker” Branfield
Doing Some Good….Now Let’s Celebrate
Hello again. I hope that you are well. Happy New Year to you and sincere best wishes for 2018. Hope had a great Christmas.
I thought I’d start the year on a real positive note. Here goes.
Stop The Waffle
Now I am a self-confessed dentistry geek/anorak. I do waffle on a bit and get excited about modern advancements and the science of dental stuff. So……….I thought I’d give you a rest.
Going Global
Some of you might know that I am a Trustee and founder member of a Charity called Dental Mavericks. We get people, mainly children, who have no access to dental services, out of daily pain. We have done this in Morocco since Sept/Oct 2010. In December 2016 we went to Thessaloniki in Greece to treat refugees. This has been an on going project since. Dental Mavericks, in particular Cally Gedge, who organises pretty much everything, are now helping organise emergency dental treatment for Syrian refugees in the Lebanon. Now, I went to Greece but I don’t think my better half will give me a pass for the Lebanon. Fair do’s.
Knitting With Real Purpose
I have some lovely patients who are great at knitting and have knitted loads of stuff for children in Morocco. In Lebanon these baby clothes have gone down a storm. Received with much gratitude. The refugees live in camps in absolute squalor and have nothing. This is such a fantastic thing to do for someone that you do not know and will never meet to help make their lives better.
Life is like the weather: there is rain and grey cloud with intervals of sunshine. This is pure sunshine. When the sun shines we should endeavour to bask in it and not close the curtains and stay in. So let’s enjoy this moment of sunshine and be grateful for what we have. Also a big thank you my knitting Sunshine Makers!! There is so much anger, pain, discourse and division going on. This is such a great antidote.
Until next time. Take care and be good.
Chris
