HAHAHA! I live in south central KY (but work in Louisville) and totally get that!. I have neighbors that have never been as far away as Lexington (an hour and a half away) and some that have never been out of the county.
And yeah, the ones that take meth really COULD use a dentist.
BTW, I just went to my small town dentist to get a crown earlier this week. In one visit:
- Ground down the old tooth to take a crown.
- Used a CAD enabled computer to scan my teeth around the tooth, creating a 3D model on the computer screen.
- The program then allowed the hygienist to manipulate the “teeth in three dimensions to cut away un-needed material (gums).
- The program then displayed a 3D model of the proposed crown, allowing the operator to “shave off” marked excess material.
- The operator completed this and hit send.
That’s where CAM comes in.
In a room next door a CAD controlled machine used a small tooth blank and ground out a perfect crown. I watched it and even video recorded it. It was like something out of Star Trek.
In about 15 minutes it was done.
They dropped the tooth in position, made a couple of quick adjustments, and glued it in place. They then trimmed off the excess glue and asked me how it felt. It felt perfect and they sent me on my way.
We live in the future - even in rural Kentucky.
BTW, they call it a tooth brush because the inventor was from Kentucky. Otherwise it would be called a teeth brush. :)
Lol.
Your neighbors would need nitrous to face the ordeal you described, assuming they could be dragged inside.