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