Somjot

Dear Bob, as much as your story is entertaining, we both know it's partially if not totally made-up. The question is how much time passed between the Spanish dentist telling you that the cavity in your tooth is not urgent and the day you walked into that clinic in Thailand. So how much did you Fast forward? Several months or even years? No dentist will give you 5 injections In a row; he will always ask for the numbness after the first one and if it does not happen within 5 minutes, then and only then give you another one and if it's really necessary even a third one but that's it as there is a limit to how much you can inject in a certain area. If you really got five of them, there is a high chance that it was you that farted, as with that amount it is inevitable that some of it gets into the bloodstream and turns other areas numb - in your case unfortunately the sphincter muscle. There is absolutely no way that you paid 55.700 Baht,- for a tooth extraction. Even in case of a complicated surgery with cutting the alveolar bone and removing the tooth piece by piece and done so in the most expensive hospitals in Thailand it would not cost even 10% of the price you named. I know what I'm talking about. I am in the same profession like the lady, who tortured you, and by now for more than 35 years. And as much as you are suffering from a very vivid fantasy my curse is my helper syndrome, which will benefit you right now. this is no joke and nothing but a pure professional advice: aside from alcohol and tobacco and physical activity there are some foods, that you should avoid at least a few days after your surgery: coffee, tea and yes, dairy products so stop those milkshakes. Most importantly, COOL that area. Take 2 small hand towels, put one on your cheek, where the tooth has been pulled out and the other one in your fridge and exchange them every 30 minutes. Most patients underestimate but this is the best thing you can do to avoid a hamster face Get well soon! And by the way, it was most likely not your tooth, who betrayed you but rather you betrayed your tooth. Treat the remaining better by visiting the dentist in time. Never forget. You have only one set of teeth for all your life. Sharks can grow teeth back - we can't. Before I forget it. If the sign outside that dental clinic looked anything like that, it wasn`t one and there is a high chance, there might be another reason for that fart.

Look, I have read quite a few posts from you, especially in the political sub forums and I think you are one of the most reasonable members in here, so I'm not trying to oppose or criticize you and maybe I'm just missing something. But in the recent years when they started with that TM 30 thing Hotel receptions must see your passport and check your legal stay in the country so they can complete TM 30 by presenting your data to the local immigration, which they must do by law within 24 hours. Some hotels might not be very serious about and some might accept a copy or a photo on your smartphone but from a strict legal point of view the guy had to do that by checking your passport and that of your friend too. It does not matter who did the booking for how many people. According to law the hotel must complete a TM 30 form for each and every foreigner who wants to stay at their place. If the Foreigner refuses to present his identifications, the hotel staff actually is obliged to inform the authorities.

Maybe you did, I mean insult her ancestors. You wrote that back in the day you have been treated much nicer then on this occasion and I assume that back in the day you did not speak Thai but in English to them. As much as they appreciate it, when we show respect towards their country and culture by learning the language yet there are some obstacles. Look, I speak read and write Thai and I know quite a few people who are much better than me but still I never met a person, who learned Thai after the age of 30 who would pronounce it correctly. As easy as their grammar is as difficult it is to use those five tones together with short or long vowels properly. I give you an example. In January 2020 I was invited to the international Congress of implantologist which took place in Chiang Mai. After the lectures the professors had invited me for dinner and as I had just arrived from Germany asked me how it was over there. While answering them I also mentioned that huge amount of snow, that had been falling in those few days before my flight and it is usual in our language to emphasize something by speaking the word longer than usual like "everywhere I looked every building every car everything was full of snooooow". They suddenly broke down in laughter which I didn't understand first but later that evening when some of them asked me to repeat that story especially the part about the weather and every time I did they laughed again, I got suspicious. Long story short snow in Thai is HIMA and it is very important to use a short "i" and a short "a". Change that into long vowels and snow turns into the genitals of a female horse spoken in gutter language AKA horse c***. So again maybe you did insult her ancestors.

Never mind. Happened to me before. I don't know why. Yet, I have never heard a Thai person asking a Thai professional, who is offering his services in a foreign country, why he should choose his service over any other local service provider.

You shouldn`t! If you have really been to my place, then you probably have visited my website and seen my diplomas, and therefore would know about my 35 years of job experience, about all those international professional medical societies I'm an active member of, not to mention me being a recognised expert of implantology in Germany, the US and in Thailand and as mentioned before the only foreign dentist with “a licence to drill” in Thailand. You would have noticed, I am treating patients too. Actually, I am working full time doing most cases, especially the difficult ones which require full mouth reconstruction, bone surgery or implants, while my Thai colleague, who has more than 20 years of job experience is more into tooth cleaning, periodontal treatment root canal treatment and dentures. You would have noticed that our equipment and the materials are all German products and therefore liable to the strict German laws MPL (medicine product law) and the German law for medical equipment (MedGv). Did I mention, that we offer a five year guarantee in Thailand and in Germany? I would love to go more into details but that would take too much space, will probably be boring for the other members and is most likely against the forum rules which do not allow any kind of free advertise. However, the only thing you noticed, was our German speaking receptionist. So maybe for you there is no advantage in using our clinic as you “did not see a big difference to any other clinic.”

And I`d love to provide an informative response, but to what question?

Savage? Sure. But stupid? I don´t know. Look at Hamas before Oktober 7 and now. They replaced their lost fighters with new recruits and have the sympathies of much more countries than before, besides Palestinians are seen as the bravest and most resilient people in the world fighting against one of the best trained and equipped (plus backed by the last super power) armies on the planet, with only a few AK 47 and some out of date rockets, while the global reputation of Israel is in free fall not to speak of their economy.

As two BMS clicked the “confused” emoji I`d like to clarify: The guy who runs that place is German. But he is not a dentist; he is a dental technician (for more detail see my post above). He hires Thai dentists, who work for him at his place.

I took a few pictures for you today, for a better understanding: This is the implant in the jaw, perfectly healed in with healthy gum this is the screw retained crown with the screw the crown will be put on the implant and fixed to it with the screwdriver and the cavity will be closed with a white filling (nano composite) (too white this one, I changed it later, I chose the color for the pic so the filling is more visible Now if this little screw is loose, which an experienced dentist can diagnose from the way it is tilting, all he has to do is to remove the filling and tighten the screw and close the cavity with a new filling. Altogether not much longer than 10 minutes. But if the complete implant is loose, well then you can say, I am screwed, because you have to start the whole thing from the start or you or live without the tooth.

The OP asked for a quality dentist and not for a dental technician. In order to become a dental technician, one also has to finish junior high school and become an apprentice in a dental laboratory for 3 years. The job profile of a dental technician is basically the production of crowns, bridges and prosthesis with metal, plastic or ceramic, nevertheless dental technicians are not allowed to examine, diagnose, advise or treat patients, neither in Thailand nor in the Western countries! A dentist, or better DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery), had to pass secondary school, which takes 2 to 3 years after high school, with an university-entrance diploma and study in a dental university for many years. This university studies include general medicine and dental education and covers all dental sciences like surgery, filling therapy, endodontology, periodontology, prosthetics, etc.. Besides, a DDS is obligated by law to do further education regularly. Only licensed dentists are allowed to examine, diagnose, advise and treat patients!

Here is my advice being a dentist for almost 35 years: the only downside of amalgam fillings is their appearance. Amalgam fillings are not made of mercury, or at least not of mercury alone. It is mercury which is chemically connected to silver but also a little bit of copper, zinc and tin, and therefore is a completely different thing than mercury alone, which, yes, is poisonous. I give you an example: Sodium is an alkali metal, which if in contact with skin may lead to severe chemical burn injuries. Swallow it and you will die. Same goes for Chlorine. And yet we eat both of them every day because once chemically connected it becomes table salt. However freshly inserted amalgam fillings still release a small amount of mercury, which did not bind to silver or the other metals, which is swallowed and as the body has no transport mechanism for mercury, meaning it has no mechanism to absorb it into the bloodstream, it normally leaves it through the natural exit of our body. This may happen in the first six months after you got that filling. Mercury becomes dangerous if you inhale it as it can get into your body via your lungs, that's why dentists always use the water cooling and a high power suction unit to protect you and themselves from inhaling mercury while they are drilling out old Amalgam fillings. So my advice: keep them as long as they are functioning and get composite fillings with nanoparticles in case they have to be replaced.

Please specify: Is the IMPLANT - BONE connection loose or the ABUTEMENT - IMPLANT connection? Sometimes difficult to diagnose. Both are partially shaped like a screw. If the implant is loose, all you can do is extraction, if the Abutment is loose, it may be possible to tighten it.

Please specify: Is your implant loose or is it the abutment. If you're implant is loose and therefore has lost its connection to your alveolar bone, there is not much you can do. A dentist will have to take it out, wait for some time, and then maybe insert another one. The abutment is normally fixed on the implant with a screw. It's job is to create a connection between implant and the prosthetic, which could be a single crown, a bridge, a removable denture or whatever. The next question is how your prosthetic, assuming that you have one, is fixed on the abutment. If the abutment is loose and your prosthetic is glued on it, then again it might be tricky as you have to remove the prosthetic first before you can tighten the screw. If there is an easy access to that abutment, it can be tightened within minutes. But here is the next problem. Which company is your implant manufacturer? Worldwide there are more than 1,000 implant manufacturers and each and every one of them has its own implants, abutments and tools and unfortunately they are in most cases not compatible to each other meaning with a screwdriver from company a you can't tighten a screw from Company B. If you know your implant manufacturer the best thing you can do is try to find out it's local dealer in Thailand, give them a call and ask them who is the next dentist working with their system. To your second post. There has never been a British dentist in Thailand. They may have been a foreigner working for a Thai dentist translating or consulting his patients There is only one foreign dentist who passed the Thai Dental board exam which is mandatory in order to get a work permit and work in Thailand as a dentist. And he is not a Brit. By the way, you are talking to him.

Your frustration is understandable; maybe I can offer some explanation: but before I do that, being an employer in Thailand myself, just a few remarks about labor law in Thailand Most Thais don't even have an employment contract, so practically if they want to quit, they just don't show anymore and that's it, which is quite comfortable yet not the reason for the lack of the contract. It's mostly the employers, who do not want an employment contract with the employees as it gives them a lot of rights and benefits: labor law protects them, they have a vacation entitlement, starting with about 15 days per year, have the right for paid OT, after working hours and get even more for that on the weekend, not to forget health insurance. By law the notice period is 30 days, so both sides can quit the contract by telling one month in advance. In real life the employees can just disappear and there is not much the employer can do about it. It is possible to agree on longer notice periods, so if you really want to know the truth, ask her for her employment contract. If it says 60 days, she has been telling the truth yet failed to inform you in time. If there is no contract, she has a notice period of 30 days by law but as mentioned, if she just doesn’t show anymore, there is nothing her employer can do about it, except not paying her wage for the rest of the month. Now back to your “failed” communication: There are 2 huge obstacles, which will always make a free of misunderstanding communication quite difficult: 1. Sex she is a woman, and men and women will never speak the same language. Just to give you one of many examples: Husband and wife are driving on a highway, when she spots a service station and tells him, in case he is hungry they could stop for a snack. He answers that he is not hungry and keeps driving. Sometime later he realizes that her mood has changed to the worse for reasons, he has no idea of. He, being a man and therefore always communicating very directly understood her suggestion, that they could stop for a snack in case he is hungry and assumed that she isn`t, as in that case she would have told him from the start. She, being a woman and therefore always combining communication and emotion was trying to tell him, that she would like to have a snack and at the same time remind him, how much she cares for him, by asking if he is hungry and now understands his reaction, that he does not care for her in the same way she does. 2. Culture Anthropologists differentiate high context and low context cultures. In Low context cultures, like Northern Europe, The US or the UK direct verbal communication is needed to properly understand the message being communicated and it relies heavily on explicit verbal skills. People communicate more directly by explicitly stating what they want to communicate. High context cultures like most African or Asian countries exhibit less direct verbal and non-verbal communication utilizing small gestures and reading more meaning into these less direct messages. They prefer harmony and well-being of the group over individual achievement and tend to be more aware and observant of facial expressions, body language, changes in tone, and other aspects of communication that are not directly spoken. I am far from being an expert for high context communication but growing up with four women (granny, mother and two sisters) was quite helpful to understand Thai people. For example, I was at some office with a friend, where he asked them for a certain service and the Thai employee answered “Khit gon”, which means, “I`ll think about it.” Later I asked my friend where he was going to get that service. He answered: “I`ll wait for the decision of that guy first before looking elsewhere” “But he refused already.” “Didn't you listen? the guy said, he will think about it.” “Which is a clear no.” “No, a no is a no and a “I'll think about it” is not.” It was. This may be the reason why so many of us think, that Thais are dishonest, sneaky or even liars and cheaters. I am not saying all of them are 100% honest – I mean, we talk about Pattaya, the largest brothel of the world - but it wouldn't surprise me, if in many cases the message just didn't get through. Maybe she was trying to tell you that out of some personal reasons she did not want that job but she also appreciated your efforts and obviously caring for you she did not want to disappoint you so typical for her culture she did it between the lines and with respect and consideration for your feelings but you just didn't get it forcing her to make up a story about some two months notion period. And you on the other side would not have put so much effort in finding her a job if you would not care for her but now interpret her behavior as mendacious and see her as a person who cannot be trusted, which understandably hurts you a lot as I can clearly read from your posts. Buddy, for me it is absolutely clear that you both feel a lot of affection for each other maybe even more. Don't be that stubborn Farang. Ask her for a meeting, swallow your anger as it only results from misunderstandings due to cultural differences, therefore is unfounded and talk to her with a low and friendly voice, explain her, that you would be happy, if she takes that job but would not scold her, if she doesn't and that it would be very helpful for your relationship if in the future she would talk more directly to you as you are coming from a culture where this is the only way of communication. Yet I also read between the lines, that you are very motivated to get her into that job in your friend’s restaurant and - forgive me if I'm wrong - it sounds to me like you want to get her out of some other job and into one, where you can control her. So that in her free time ahe is with you and when she is at work she's under observation while you are free to do, whatever you want to - I guess you know what I mean. If that's the case, all I can tell you is, don't even try. In these things they are always much smarter than we are.

Do you believe that die IDF is commiting murder and rape in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank more or less everyday since Oktober 7?