A month after Lockdown

The prohibition on meeting has not diminished our desire to help people, so we are becoming proficient in video-consults and asking our clients to gurn at strange angles into their web-cams! I have been surprised at the breadth of situations which can be effectively remedied with half-hour advice consultations. My team are also being kept fit running to and from the post-office with parcels of brushes, antiseptic gels, antibiotics and orthodontic components. 

 

Whilst some of my clients have been helped in taking photos of their teeth by house-mates, others have had to put up with my encouragement to “move a bit closer to the camera” and “turn further to the left”. All this has caused me to think about how we can safely deliver a remote service into the future. On the other hand, I have found it frustrating how many people could be helped by a simple remedy, if only we could meet safely for half an hour. I cannot wait to start providing proper surgery again. After six years or study and twenty years of practice; that is what I feel I should be doing!