Dentistry in Changzhou

Yesterday, we went to People’s Hospital Number 1 because Maureen had an appointment to see a dentist, Dr. Chen.  Our FAO chief, Athena had made the contact for us so that we could see if Maureen could have some dental work done locally.    We got there good and early though there was no real appointment time.  When we made it to the fourth floor to the Stomatology Department, we got to meet Dr. Chen, also known as “George.”

In short order, Maureen was given an exam by George, even though it meant another patient, an older woman, having to sit patiently for Maureen’s visit to be over before Dr. Chen would return to her dental concerns.  That is one of the difficult parts to accept, being pushed to the front of the line ahead of other people simply because we are foreigners.

After going over the results of the x-rays, an appointment was made for the following Friday for work to be started on a root canal.  Now that is fast.  Attempts to get this done in Canada before we left proved fruitless as access to the specialists to do this work meant we had a fair number of months to wait.  Not only is access almost instant, the cost is about one third of the cost in Canada.  Now, to see the process and evaluate the results.  More in the weeks to come.