Work extension and tech upgrade

[MrHappy]

1 hour ago, Driller said:

BTW WSM fantastic, the great man himself (JC) being born there

 

Jesus?

Corbyn?

Clarkson?

 

Jasper Carrot ?

[datadiffusion]

18 hours ago, MrHappy said:

Jasper Carrot

 

Not quite as legendary, some Python bloke

[MrHappy]

Eric Idle?

[norman]

@Driller keeping it off topic, are the water floss machines any good? 

[datadiffusion]

As a para-medical professional, I can confirm they are better for your teeth than candy floss machines.

 

Funny they say on the amb we don't do teeth and eyes but had a bloke last week who managed to lose half his jaw d**king about at a scrapyard (guess)

and the manager of the local DIY superstore managed to get a bungee hook millimetres from his eyeball a gew years back. Did have a German gentleman

phone 999 a few months back for toothache at a caravan site, I think he may have misunderstood the advice given to him  Then again we're the mugs for

dispatching an ambulance, as ever!

Edited November 22, 2019 by datadiffusion

[Driller]

On 21/11/2019 at 00:14, datadiffusion said:

 

Well, it pays the bills and stops me getting bored in either job! If only I'd been more interested in the medical world at an earlier stage I'm sure I might have been able to take things a bit further. There is some truth, but also a lot of hype, about how 'autonomous' we are now, despite there being more guidelines (mandatory) than ever, but it's fair to say over the last 2 nights my leave at home rate was about 80% and that just wouldn't have happened ten years ago, then again I suppose ten years ago we didn't get all the 111 cast-off calls for 'chest pain' (i.e. coughing...) either!

 

Most but not all my customers are aware of my limitations and nearly all of them are on cloud/IP which is the only way it works. Disable a zone and do the site visit some other time works well, it's never been an issue yet.

 

I guess at least with your current career you don't have to worry about (assumes...;) ) you not quite being a rock superstar, plus it's good to have a different hobby, there are more than a handful at work where the service literally IS their life, I'm sure it's the same in most hospitals and sometimes you need people like that, other times I just think it's a little bit sad.

 

Funny you mention Timsbury as I'm off there tomorrow very early - via a quick call in Corston, and then MsN Friday!

 

I don't think it's actually that funny but Mr. C wrote a 'graphic novel' (yeah, a comic) which relocated the Superman back story to WsM...

 

It seems to me to be a complimentary combination.  It's funny how working on the human body (examination, diagnosis, treatment plan and then treatment) is strangely identical to working on all sorts of other non-living stuff, same process, same diagnosis and "treatment plan" and clinical treatment.  

 

It must be a good feeling when the people around you feel safe in the knowledge that you have this knowledge. About being autonomous, I strongly believe that experience is a huge factor in ability to deal with medical emergencies and that's what you have.  I haven't ever had a real medical emergency in the practice yet (just the odd vaso-vagal syncope) and hopefully never will.  We're supposed to be able to deal with the basics but without the experience I'm not sure we'd be up to much, much better to leave it to you blokes!

 

I stopped worrying about not being a rock star in my 30s probably even though I'd been a dentist for some time.  It was a bit of a sad realisation at first but now I consider myself frankly lucky to not have pursued that avenue professionally.  I like my job even if it's extremely stressful at times and I can play music whenever and with whatever I like now so it's win-win.  My folks always struggled financially and I realised that by being a musician I would had exactly the same problems, in fact probably worse, than they did.  Of course if you're one of the lucky few then you're made but it's a hell of a risk.

 

Did you notice the hill when you went to Timsbury? Normally you can see it from miles around.

 

On 21/11/2019 at 22:24, norman said:

@Driller keeping it off topic, are the water floss machines any good? 

 

I'd say they're much better than no floss at all but as the water jet can't be that strong (or people would probably injure themselves and sue) I reckon actual flossing or interdental brushes if you have bigger gaps, is best.  So definitely get one if you don't use floss or ID brushes.  I read a study once where they'd calculated that when you add up the surface area between your teeth it came to 40% of the total surface area of all your teeth.  So someone not cleaning between their teeth (manual or electric brush won't do it) is missing almost half of them in effect.

[norman]

Cheers, it's for the Mrs, she flosses all the time so I'll have to think of something else for her Christmas... 

Eta she's from a family who look like the Colgate family and neither her, her sister or father have a single filling (I think her mother has a couple) 

[MrHappy]

14 hours ago, Driller said:

 

It seems to me to be a complimentary combination.  It's funny how working on the human body (examination, diagnosis, treatment plan and then treatment) is strangely identical to working on all sorts of other non-living stuff, same process, same diagnosis and "treatment plan" and clinical treatment. 

 

Do you really-

 

Swear, scratch your balls & drink tea whilst doing dental work ?

 

 

[Driller]

Swear under my breath all the time

 

Scratch my balls when the patient isn’t looking

 

have been know to have a cuppa on my desk in my GP room (not implant room!).

 

[datadiffusion]

20 hours ago, Driller said:

Did you notice the hill when you went to Timsbury? Normally you can see it from miles around.

 

Confession time, no!

 

The property I go to is right on the edge, to be honest perhaps Tunley would be more accurate, but I do go right through the main part of Timsbury and out the other side again.

Am I being blatently ignorant* Red is my route in from WsM, is it A, B or neither?

 

 

*TSI regulars find themselves sadly ineligible to contribute towards answering this

 

20 hours ago, Driller said:

It seems to me to be a complimentary combination.  It's funny how working on the human body (examination, diagnosis, treatment plan and then treatment) is strangely identical to working on all sorts of other non-living stuff, same process, same diagnosis and "treatment plan" and clinical treatment.  

 

There are a few similarities but unfortunately when stumped you can't just swap spare parts over from the ambulance 'just to see if it makes things better' 

Although I suppose the only exception to this I've ever experienced would be a tracheal stoma!!

 

20 hours ago, Driller said:

 I haven't ever had a real medical emergency in the practice yet

 

Oddly most surgeries we get called to at 5.45 on a Friday for the P1 IMMEDIATE LIFE THREAT patient (always to be found sat in waiting room, letter in hand) aren't having real emergencies either  

 

20 hours ago, Driller said:

I stopped worrying about not being a rock star in my 30s probably even though I'd been a dentist for some time.  It was a bit of a sad realisation at first but now I consider myself frankly lucky to not have pursued that avenue professionally.

 

Statistically insignificant