Dentists

[j.sabourn]

When my old man came home from Burma in 1946, he had tooth ache so went to the dentist and told him to take all his teeth out. he must have been about 32 years of age, the dentist did so as well. Nowadays would talk you out of. Always said to me was the best thing he ever did. Never had tooth ache again and no big dentists bills either. JS

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#31... He"s right when he says its not going to hurt at all, he never feels a thing. JS

[happy daze john in oz]

I am Without Teeth Richard! LOL

Is that why you have to suck up to everything? LOL

[Captain Kong]

I remember in the early 50s in the old Pool under the Sailors Home in Liverpool. In those days you had to have a full head of teeth.
When I was sat in the waiting room for the Pool Doctor after getting a job, a old Fireman was called in, Next.!.
He turned to another old fella, `Gives us a go at yer teeth Lah` so the fella pulls out a double set hands them to the man who promptly stuck them in his mouth and then went in to the Doc.
He came out and another fella said . `Can I have a go?` so he took out the teeth and then he put them in and then went in to see the Doc.
They looked a bit slimy to me but at least they all passed the Doctor.
Happy days then.
A mate of mine, in Liverpool, Joe Mckenna, had cancer, he was pissing blood and wanted to pass the doctor, he was given a Lamport Boat, he said he was dying and wanted to die at sea and not at home, so he said someone had told him to drink several pints of Lager and that would clear up the blood temperarily*. We had our last driks together in the Mona on James Street in Liverpool, in 1980, then he went across the the Pool, had his medical and passed including urine test,. He shipped out and I never saw him again, I guess he got his wish.
Cheers
Brian.

[john walker]

www.legislation.gov.hk/.../1D3061BC86BEBC35482564AC0008B64D
The above link is the Medical Scales for Hong Kong Registered ships which are the same as those for U.K. registered ships.
There is quite and extensive section for dental care but looking at it I'm bloody glad I never had to treat anyone's dental problems at sea as staring down the mouths of hairy arsed seamen is not my idea of fun, nor could I ever have been a dentist for the same reason. Staring down the mouths of bad breath patients all day is not my idea of a job plus I'm not sadistic enough to be a dentist. How many times have you heard them say "this won't hurt at all" to be followed immediately by intense pain as he proceeds to drill or extract.
rgds
JA

John during my time sailing as a Purser Catering Officer and being assigned the ship's doctors duties on foreign flag vessels including Hong Kong ships. I found that looking at various parts of the anatomies of hairy arsed seamen could put you off your breakfast. Having said that I think I would prefer to see a man with a bad tooth than other parts of the anatomy that needed attention due to unprotected sex in the last port.

[John Arton]

John during my time sailing as a Purser Catering Officer and being assigned the ship's doctors duties on foreign flag vessels including Hong Kong ships. I found that looking at various parts of the anatomies of hairy arsed seamen could put you off your breakfast. Having said that I think I would prefer to see a man with a bad tooth than other parts of the anatomy that needed attention due to unprotected sex in the last port.

John
When I did my taster trip with Blue Star at the age of 14, the 2nd Mate on the California Star was the medical man and he used to get his kicks reading the Ships Captain Medical Guide, especially the photo section on Venereal Diseases etc.
Mind you he was not alone in being weird on that ship. The Chief Officer was gay and always trying to entice me into his cabin, the Sparks used to talk to lifeboats and bathe in a tin bath in his cabin bringing water from the bathroom opposite his cabin. He also had a bicycle that he used to go and fetch the daily papers on when in port and after every cycle rid would strip the bike down completely, clean it and then put all the different parts up on peg board fixed to his cabin bulkhead. The Captain never went deep sea, only ever did the coastal relief voyages as his wife would not let him go deep sea claiming that as he was one of the senior masters he should be the company's coastal relieving man. This did not stop him from joining with a full steamer trunk full of every uniform dress under the sun including tropical whites and a BLOODY parrot, who's upkeep he foisted onto the senior apprentice, who after a week found the parrot dead in its cage and was in fear for his job. Little did he know that myself and the junior sparks had killed it by feeding it welding rods as it sat in its cage on the boat deck, squawking away and annoying us in our bronzy time. We thought that by playing with it using the said welding rods it would amuse it and keep it quiet. Well it did for a few days until the stuff it digested from the welding rod caused it to be permanently quiet .
The sparky by the way ended up cycling straight into the Royal Docks one morning coming back with the morning papers and drowned.
rgds
JA

[Robert Shepherd]

Sea school dentist at Gravesend filled five of my teeth along with nearly everyone else's in the class rumour being he was paid by the tooth. Must admit before going to sea I hated the dentist but after that I lost all my fear. I went to one in long beach and while I was waiting for him to start is at chatting to two lovely dental nurses while I rolled myself a ciggy which they thought was a spliff ! Next was the dentist in Japan where I had a limo collect me the driver had white gloves and at the dentist I had to take my shoes off but none of the slippers fitted me. The dentist then tried to start work on me without an injection and told me I was soft for wanting a needle, he did a really good job. Next was in Antwerp again excellent treatment so after all this no more fear just wish it did not cost so much. It would be nice if a shipping company came and paid my bills lol

[John Pruden]

well I got a new set of nashers today after a month of being messed around I remember the first denture I had they did an impression of the gums pulled the tooth and put the denture strait in no messing but saying that I had a beautiful Spanish young dentist she said she wanted to slip this{the dentures } in your mouth all things crossed my mind they will take a few days to fit in game over?jp

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john post 36 one of my brothers Freddy pruden was second steward on the California star 59/60s..jp

[happy daze john in oz]

John
When I did my taster trip with Blue Star at the age of 14, the 2nd Mate on the California Star was the medical man and he used to get his kicks reading the Ships Captain Medical Guide, especially the photo section on Venereal Diseases etc.
Mind you he was not alone in being weird on that ship. The Chief Officer was gay and always trying to entice me into his cabin, the Sparks used to talk to lifeboats and bathe in a tin bath in his cabin bringing water from the bathroom opposite his cabin. He also had a bicycle that he used to go and fetch the daily papers on when in port and after every cycle rid would strip the bike down completely, clean it and then put all the different parts up on peg board fixed to his cabin bulkhead. The Captain never went deep sea, only ever did the coastal relief voyages as his wife would not let him go deep sea claiming that as he was one of the senior masters he should be the company's coastal relieving man. This did not stop him from joining with a full steamer trunk full of every uniform dress under the sun including tropical whites and a BLOODY parrot, who's upkeep he foisted onto the senior apprentice, who after a week found the parrot dead in its cage and was in fear for his job. Little did he know that myself and the junior sparks had killed it by feeding it welding rods as it sat in its cage on the boat deck, squawking away and annoying us in our bronzy time. We thought that by playing with it using the said welding rods it would amuse it and keep it quiet. Well it did for a few days until the stuff it digested from the welding rod caused it to be permanently quiet .
The sparky by the way ended up cycling straight into the Royal Docks one morning coming back with the morning papers and drowned.
rgds
JA

Was this a Satr concept? I did some time on the Uraguy Star and had to spend most of the time with one hand over my ****, or walking close to the bulkheads. I thought UCL was bad but this lot..............whowwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[gray_marian]

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[Stuart Henderson]

Yes as some previous entries have mentioned British companies in forties fifties and sixties would only pay for extractions, no fillings. Ive got a couple of gaps at back from long ago foreign dental treatment. Both told me a filling would have been better and extraction not the answer but think my wages were less than £1 a day in those long ago times so out they came..... Still got most of others...
Stuart