There’s a scene in the novel “The Postman” where the main character mentions that there is a ranching community that rallies around it’s doctor and protects him at all costs. Since it’s the end of the world, that makes perfect sense. (and, yes, I’m aware of “Where there is no dentist”)
Having just spent the last three hours in a dental chair so I can eat food again, I hereby add ‘dentists’ to that list of People I Will Look Out For In The Apocalypse.
Hot dental hygienists are 50/50 depending on how we’re doing on food.
I hate going o the dentist, but it’s a necessary suffering. Some people seem to enjoy it though….
A bit off topic, but just read that the police captured the golden state killer. They used DNA from a genealogy website to ID him. Hopefully this will wake people up about giving their DNA out to these stupid sites. I don’t care what they claim, if the police have access to this data, how long until your insurance company or medicare ETC have access to it. Sorry but you can not get health insurance because you have this or that gene. Big government will have a data base of everyone’s DNA and they don’t even have to pass a law requiring it. You give it to them volentarily.
Just wanted to add that I just recently started fool owing your blog. So much more refreshing than most of the other blogs. Keep up the good work. I think I originally found your blog through the a link on Rawles blog.
We’ve been spoiled in the US, our dentists are second to none. I’m not real happy about the possibility of losing that care. That being said, how much would a dentist be able to do without the specialized equipment? IMHO it might be better to go for the hot dental hygienist, as long as she can figure out tooth extractions.
Why do you think he wouldn’t have the specialized equipment?
Probably IF he couldn’t access his office stuff. The power drill and such. Especially the anesthesia! Really what it also comes down to is preventative care. Brush 2-3 times a day and floss at least every 3rd day, some say even every day. I am somewhat lucky in that I have only had 4 cavities in my life and other than they pulled all 4 wisdom teeth for future prevention of issues, no gum disease or ortho issues. But take care of those teeth! They the only ones you gots!
In my prep group my bow hunting Doctor buddy is a valuable asset. He is not mechanically inclined but his med skills are very good. My hygienist is OK for a 50 something woman, but also very skilled. She would join if asked. Your post reminds me of the Alien vs. Predator-Requiem movie ( very good by the way ) where at the end one of the hero guys says everybody protect Kelly ( the chopper pilot chick ). One of the dumb asses in the group says forget that save the women and children first shit, everybody for themselves. Our main smartly retorts, “ Look dumbass, unless you can fly the chopper shut the F*ck up “
As a medic/RN/etcetera, I REALLY like where this thread is going!
I second the Dentist thing. Just had a crown finished. I put together a pretty decent kit, because most dentists have an office, and post shtf I can’t see my dentist running down and securing that as a main priority until the reality of the situation sinks in, and by then the office has been trashed by drug seekers.
I have some basic dentist tools packed away with the surgical sets, hopefully I can help equip said professionals if/when their office is looted at the End Of Times and I can provide a spot for them here at the Compound. I have a Doc down the road who has his own storage rooms and etc so I’m sorta ok there, between his education and my EMS we should be ok.
Of course there are other people who like to go to the dentist…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB7R0ZxNgC4
I was told by my dentist that very few people my age (59) still have their wisdom teeth. This is moderately troubling. I still have my appendix and tonsils, too.
After winning the lottery and buying my Fortress of Solitude, I plan on having my teeth replaced with high-quality crowns.
Jackalope
Get those wisdom teeth pulled so they don’t give you issues down the line. It would be money well spent. The appendix thing is meh. You may never have issues. 95% never do. But my kids fiancé and my buddies late teen daughter did and they caught if late and for both it was terribly painful and recovery was interminably slow. Post SHTF they would have died horribly because it took state of the art med care and weeks of treatment to recover. That gives one pause.