Hello, Spring!
We are hopefully coming to a close very soon with this very snowy winter season. I have embraced the snow and enjoyed many snowy walks and some snowshoeing despite a broken ankle. This year the birds claimed the nesting boxes at the back of the dental office the first week of February, 4 weeks earlier than last year. I know we are close and don’t need to rely on Whiarton Willy to confirm this for us.
This year, has brought further restrictions to all but we were lucky to be able to continue working with the same stringent precautions. The fact that we could continue to keep working is probably on the top of my list of what to be thankful for this year. Not only did this allow for continued care for the patients but kept the staff employed and earning in such an uncertain time. An additional perk of this is that this is also a social outlet for us as a team and to connect with our patients. Myranda, our receptionist is off on maternity leave until the fall. Baby Eva is so cute and such a happy baby. She brings her by regularly for a visit. She is thoroughly enjoying being a Mom. Kerry, has taken over the helm at the front desk and we have had a smooth transition. I am grateful that everyone is able to help out in the various positions at the office reducing any potential stress if someone is off. This is key to a small office like ours with only a few staff members. We welcomed Allison to help out this year. She has been a patient at our clinic all of her life and had done a co-op program with us previously while completing her dental program at Niagara College.
I read a cute article in the Farmer’s Almanac 2022 and would like share an except:
Wisdom Teeth
The last teeth to emerge, usually between the ages of 17 and 21, are called “wisdom teeth”. This third pair of molars, at the back of the mouth, are surrounded by folklore, including the belief that a child will never gain any knowledge or be wise until his wisdom teeth appear – an observation upheld by science, which has found that the part of the brain responsible for decision-making and judgement is not completely developed until the early 20´s. The Romani people of central Europe deeply respect wisdom teeth and believe that those who have all four of them are spiritually strong. To keep wisdom teeth healthy, they may cast a spell on them by using water that reflects a full Moon as mouthwash, while saying,
“Wisdom is mine, protection is mine, but pain and diseases are not mine.”
Not sure how that applies to my wisdom, as I only had three wisdom teeth and they were removed when I was 21. We know from a scientific perspective that evolution is going in the direction of needing less teeth and many have less than 4 teeth now. We don´s have to eat harder foods with the introduction of cooking food. Time will tell.
With that, I hope everyone has a great spring. We are all ready for some sunshine!