I went to the dentist today. It’s pretty funny you could say that currently my family tradition is medicine (even though a generation before that we were carpenters) and for some reason I just never get the inclination to go to the doctors when something is wrong. I’ve very bad that way, but the rubbish health system in place in the UK, makes my disposition even worse. For those in the dark about the current National Health System in the UK, it goes something like this. You fall ill, go to a GP (General Practitioner), he sees what’s wrong with you and either helps cure you or refers you to a specialist.

Problem is of course that going to a GP doesn’t mean you see him then; oh no, you see him 2 to 3 weeks later. The specialist will come a couple of months after that depending on the waiting list etc. So you can understand why I’m a bit jadded about this system. For those saying:

Yes but you get it for free.

That’s rubbish. I pay for national health insurance every month. In the 3 years I’ve been back in the UK I’ve wanted to see a doctor once, and didn’t get anywhere due to the aforementioned waiting 3 weeks bollocks.

So I broke a filling, and need to get that one replaced, added to a bit of general teeth cleaning and I’m good to go. I was actually scared what the guy was going to find lurking in my teeth, so I’m glad I actually got off this lightly. I guess the moral of the story is take care of your teeth people. If there’s one thing I’d tell my much younger self to do would have been to take care of my teeth.

They’re the only set you have, unless you’re 8, in which case why the hell are you reading this? Shouldn’t you be doing your homework?