The curious case of the missing Chinese dentists
KARACHI: They sat in the waiting area, one hand holding their jaw. Well, it is a dental clinic, so no surprises there. Inside there are a row of dental chairs placed side by side just like the chairs of a hairdressing salon.
We are at one of the Chinese dental clinics or surgeries opened in a regular shop in Saddar. There are around 20 to 50 such clinics in the vicinity. The picture of a set of pearl-white teeth and healthy pink gums is like a trademark of Chinese dentists, beckoning all with tooth issues. And the way we chew on paan or gutka, and our love for sweetmeats weighing more than toothpaste and toothbrushes, there is no shortage of oral ailments. All, of course, can’t pay the astronomical fees of the more well known dentists in the city. So Chinese dentists is the solution. Even before we got China ka maal, such as the electronics, clothes, footwear, etc, from well, China, we had the Chinese dentist helping our people.