now don't confuse anyone with facts, everything that
goes bad is dubya's fault. if you have a bad dream
it's dubya's fault. 

--- Anthony Arnold <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Actually I'm not a expert in this area, but the
> dental program at the
> University of Minnesota wasn't the only thing cut
> throughout the state.
> According to my personal knowledge (and I could be
> wrong, but I'm pretty
> sure I'm right), but they wouldn't have had to do
> any cutting if it wasn't
> for Jessie Ventura giving out rebates year after
> year, and the state was
> basically broke that required for some serious house
> cleaning.  The clean-up
> duty fell on Tim Pawlenty's shoulders, and believe
> me he was a unpopular man
> for a couple of months until people began realizing
> that he only did what he
> had to do, and Minnesota is almost back on track
> thanks to him.  
> 
> Thanks, 
> Anthony 
> Visit my website at www.anthonyarnold.net
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cerebral Palsy List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> ken barber
> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 9:56 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: dental question
> 
> I THINK OTHER THINGS ARE DOING THEIR PART (opps,
> caps)
> on the budget. for sure the spending is outof sight.
> and i am not mad at all. 
> 
> 
> --- Mike Collis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> > Thank the DUBYA for that!  (I know, I know, Ken
> will
> > be mad at me.  I'm
> > sorry, Ken, but I just think the war in Iraq is
> > eating up the budget.)
> > 
> > Mike 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Cerebral Palsy List
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> > Anthony Arnold
> > Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 7:35 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: dental question
> > 
> > I'm currently seen by a local dentist, who tries
> his
> > very best to clean my
> > teeth, but he's unable to get x-rays and he
> doesn't
> > have OR privileges, it
> > isn't that he isn't willing to, but I think cost
> > factors may apply.  For a
> > couple of years, we had a arrangement with the
> > residency program through the
> > Dental School at the University of Minnesota, but
> > due to state budget cuts
> > they had to discontinue that division of the
> school,
> > and I don't understand
> > why they couldn't just transfer the patients over
> to
> > the regular dental
> > school.  The state was saying they weren't making
> > enough money to keep the
> > division operational, but yet the staff was saying
> > it wasn't true.  
> > 
> > Thanks, 
> > Anthony 
> > Visit my website at www.anthonyarnold.net
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Cerebral Palsy List
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> > Deri James
> > Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 3:33 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: dental question
> > 
> > On Thursday 23 Mar 2006 20:10, Anthony Arnold
> wrote:
> > > Friends,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > For sometime, I have wanted to throw out this
> > question, but I have a gag
> > > reflex, which causes the dentist to have to put
> me
> > under for any dental
> > > work, and I'm just wondering if this is common
> for
> > adults with cerebral
> > > palsy?  Another problem I'm experiencing due to
> > the licensing for
> > dentists,
> > > there are very few of them willing to travel to
> > the OR to conduct work? 
> > > Has anyone experienced this also?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Anthony
> > >
> > > Visit my website at 
> > <http://www.anthonyarnold.net>
> www.anthonyarnold.net
> > 
> > Hi Anthony,
> > 
> > I used to have a General Anaesthetic for dental
> > work, but I found a dentist 
> > brave enough to give it a go without, she can tell
> > when I'm going to gag and
> > 
> > pauses slightly until it passes. I try to phase
> out
> > the brain while in the 
> > chair, its a really weird feeling.
> > 
> > Before I found this dentist I used to get referred
> > to Dental teaching 
> > hospitals, but you tend to find they're a bit too
> > keen to do just a bit more
> > 
> > work while you're out cold!!
> > 
> > Cheers
> > 
> > Deri
> > 
> 
> 
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