Since this is Thanksgiving weekend, it might be a good time for us here at
Hamlin Dental Group to talk about what we're thankful for. For starters,we're grateful for our patients who are, on the whole, really special people who are a delight to work with. Indeed, one thing a Hamlin
dentist in Van Nuys, Northridge, or North Hollywood never has to face is the prospect of a patient who might decide to eat our hands during procedures, dental instruments and all.
The dentists of the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg, Canada, were not quite so fortunate as they had to operate on a young -- but already quite large -- 11 month-old bear cub named Aurora who had been abandoned by her mother. It seems that, despite the fact that bears don't usually have ready access to sugary junk food, unless you count the occasional honey-rich beehive, tooth decay does happen in the wild. Moreover, no zookeeper wants to have to deal with a bear with a nasty toothache.
Of course, the only way to perform even the most basic dental procedure on a wild animal with enormous teeth is with a significant amount of general anesthesia. Even so, it the kind of work that obviously takes at least a little bit of courage and not one for any bear-fearing alarmists of the Stephen Colbert school. Of course, our patients can occasionally get grumpy during a long procedure, but if we're worried they're going to bite our head off, we're very happy to know that it's a figure of speech, and not an actual possibility.
If you're not a bear, nor any other potentially man-eating predator, and in need of a
dentist in North Hollywood, Van Nuys, or Northridge, give us a call at 888-400-8011.
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