Today I had my first Australian dental check up. I haven’t seen a dentist in about a year. It had fallen off my radar in the move. I’m pleased to have had my teeth cleaned and to have gotten updated x-rays. I am relieved to find out that my teeth are healthy and I don’t need any restorative work done. In the USA, I always had a dental hygienist who cleaned my teeth. Here, the dentist did it. I wasn’t expecting that. Things are different here in many unexpected ways.

Here’s a painting of me getting my teeth cleaned.