Celebrity candidates continue.

8 Responses to “Celebrity candidates continue.”

1. # Comment by Clara Lara Jan 29th, 2007 10:01

   Ohmigod!

   I went to him about 10 years ago when he was just starting out in dentistry. He butchered me! I was supposed to be sedated, completely “under” but he didn’t give me enough of the drug and I came around while he was swinging out of my tooth! The reason he didnt give me enough of the drug was because he didn’t have a recovery room for me to come round in and didn’t want me dribbling in his waiting room.

   He’ll fit right in with the PD’s, me thinks!

2. # Comment by Paddy Matthews Jan 29th, 2007 16:01

   According to yesterday’s Tribune, his selection also means that the Sensodyne ad will have to be pulled (unintentional pun) from television in the run-up to the election. Guess Sensodyne’ll be pleased about that…

3. # Comment by Cian Jan 29th, 2007 18:01

   I asked myself that this morning as i was on their website. Sensodyne need a new ad anyway. What an odd candidate though.

4. # Comment by joemomma Jan 29th, 2007 20:01

   Clara, a dentist isn’t allowed to put you “completely under”, i.e. under general anaesthetic - you need an anaesthetist for that. Perhaps you’ve embellished your story somewhat?

5. # Comment by Cian Jan 29th, 2007 21:01

   Perhaps you’ve embellished your story somewhat?

   zing

6. # Comment by Clara Lara Jan 30th, 2007 09:01

   Actually no, I have not “embellished my story somewhat”. It is sedation and some dentists (not many) use it. It’s a sort of diazapam/valium they use which is fast acting and you comeout of it relatively fast too. Unfortunately this guy didnt use enough so I came around while he was in the middle of the proceedure…. forgot to say that I also developed an infection after the extraction so perhaps Keith feels he might be a better politician than a dentist.

7. # Comment by Clara Lara Jan 30th, 2007 10:01

   http://www.dentalcouncil.ie/g_sedation.php

8. # Comment by joemomma Jan 30th, 2007 19:01

   Thanks for the link, but it seems to back up my contention that a dentist shouldn’t be putting you “completely under”. From their definition of “sedation”:

   Verbal communication with the patient should be maintained at all times throughout the procedure and it is essential that the protective pharyngeal and laryngeal reflexes remain intact at all times, and that the patient breathes spontaneously without respiratory obstruction. The technique must carry a margin of safety wide enough to render unintended loss of consciousness unlikely.

   Of course, we’re veering off-topic somewhat.

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