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Written by Ralph Hulbert, Exeter, UK
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It was a typical busy day at the emergency dental clinic in the Northern Irish teaching hospital that had a good reputation for seeing people on a "drop in" basis.
Suddenly, the next patient shoulders
the door aside, and his perspiring face and ruddy complexion are
telltale signs that the pain is extreme. Likewise, the strong smell of
clove oil confirming that his own efforts to treat it have failed. Upon
being seated, the patient points in the general direction of his lower
jaw and emits a grunt.
"Which side?" asks the dentist.
"Protestant!" replies his patient.
Business as usual; this is Ulster at work.
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