One of the things I love about my job!

Now I know that I should say the politically correct answer, such as the challenge of the denture cases that I have referred to me, but I was reminded of one of the joys of my job this week.

I have been looking after a family for the past 15 years, and one of the children, who was only 10 when I first saw them after they moved to Haywards Heath, has just started a family of her own! Her mother attended for an examination with a 'first' picture of her grandchild who was born the day before!

It reminded me of how much I enjoy and appreciate the relationship with my patients through dentistry during time spent at the chairside. This is one of the reasons that I enjoy Prosthetics, as the process of constructing a new denture, takes place over a number of visits, where, if the process is to be successful, a good relationship needs to be central to the denture.

Prosthetics is always a relationship between the patient, my dental team at the practice, myself, and, of course, my technician.