Turkey Teeth

[J Y Kelly]

A lad a work has a magnificent set of gnashers. I would imagine Shergar would have been envious. I believe these veneers were done in Turkey. Apparently over the last few years, getting your teeth done on the cheap in Turkey has become really popular. That is, until it goes wrong. This lad is currently off work sick due to problems with his teeth. This raises a few questions. Would a RAF Dentist do anything with these teeth? Has he made himself permanently dentally unfit and unable to go OOA? Does this count as a self inflicted injury? Could a disciplinary or administrative action be taken against him?

 

[norfolkred1]

A lad a work has a magnificent set of gnashers. I would imagine Shergar would have been envious. I believe these veneers were done in Turkey. Apparently over the last few years, getting your teeth done on the cheap in Turkey has become really popular. That is, until it goes wrong. This lad is currently off work sick due to problems with his teeth. This raises a few questions. Would a RAF Dentist do anything with these teeth? Has he made himself permanently dentally unfit and unable to go OOA? Does this count as a self inflicted injury? Could a disciplinary or administrative action be taken against him?

Bit like the old adage of getting sunburn as being self inflicted, did anyone get charged for it though. But becoming medically unfit due to bodge it, dodge it and scarper Turkey style may have some impact.

 

[Talk Wrench]

Self inflicted or not, surely there's some sort of dental dysmorphia condition that can be used as a defence.

Chonky chobbler boy is a victim in today's world and the RAF must pay the price, possibly losing a Squadron if necessary to correct this wrong.

 

[Tin basher]

The anecdotal "sunburn rule" has been around since Ben Hur was the MTO and Pontius was a pilot but I don't know of anyone who actually got in trouble for over doing the UV rays. A few hearty, yet well meaning, slaps on the smarting back from your mates was usually enough. I doubt anything will happen to Turkey tooth guy, my guess would be that he is out of pocket by a decent amount and in some pain that will last far longer than a couple of days of Jankers. It seems a very painful process to undertake.

"The Turkey process sees patients having their teeth drastically filed down into fangs or stubs to fit large and invasive crowns cemented over the tooth. "

Turkey Teeth - A Big Problem | The Gentle Dental

If you are considering Turkey Teeth please read this blog post to make sure you know exactly what you are receiving and the dangers.

thegentledental.co.uk

Personally I'm quite dentophobic (yes its a thing) so couldn't entertain having veneers done

Dentophobia (Fear of Dentists): Causes, Symptoms & Treatments

People with dentophobia, also called odontophobia, have an extreme fear of going to the dentist. Exposure therapy, guided imagery and relaxation can help.

my.clevelandclinic.org

 

[muttywhitedog]

I would imagine if the individual had a condition that is acknowledged by the NHS and treatable by the NHS, then any sickness absence would be supported if they took themselves off to Turkey (or any UK private clinic) to have it fixed, on the grounds that at some point in time they would have been off anyway - even more so if the absence is subsequently supported by a fit note from their GP. I have a member of my team currently off who has recently travelled to Turkey for treatment for a recognised condition due to the excessive waiting list for NHS treatment. I received an NHS GP Fit note and therefore I feel duty bound to support the absence as I am not a medical professional and the fit note merely stated "post-surgery recovery".

However, I may be looking at this from a simplistic Line Manager point of view, and will wait for our resident HR Guru @busby1971 to give us the official line.

 

[muttywhitedog]

A lad a work has a magnificent set of gnashers. I would imagine Shergar would have been envious. I believe these veneers were done in Turkey. Apparently over the last few years, getting your teeth done on the cheap in Turkey has become really popular. That is, until it goes wrong. This lad is currently off work sick due to problems with his teeth. This raises a few questions. Would a RAF Dentist do anything with these teeth? Has he made himself permanently dentally unfit and unable to go OOA? Does this count as a self inflicted injury? Could a disciplinary or administrative action be taken against him?

If it was for cosmetic reasons only then I would imagine disciplinary action could be taken, which could involve discharge due to making yourself non-deployable, and therefore no use to the RAF.

 

[Deltaitem]

If he's an officer, it'll probably be put down to a proactive, thinking outside of the box attempt at self-improvement, and he'll likey get promoted. If he's not an officer, then it'll be self inflicted, and a swift trip to the guard room for some jankers will soon follow.

 

[busby1971]

Don’t know about this, probably sort itself out, what I do remember is when the RAF used to mobilise reservists the dentist got busy and there were quite a few of them demobilised, those who couldn’t be sorted out in time to deploy.

Last time I was in Turkey, they seemed to be doing a great deal in baldy head corrections, which unless you’ve got Jimmy Carr money never looks quite right.

 

[Barch]

Nothing is stopping the 'Fang Mechanic' from ripping these new cosmetic teeth out and getting him a set of ivories to put by his bed each night.

 

[Spearmint]

There was some Doris on Instagram a few weeks back, advertising the dangers of Turkey Teeth. Her teeth were messed up that bad that she was in hospital with recurring infections, and about £20k worth of corrective treatment required from a competent UK Dentist.

I'm comfortable having teeth like a skip full of smashed TV's so no danger of me doing something so fucking stupid.

Sack the pillock.

 

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