“In that case… I’ll see you in Sickbay!” Ade replied.

Once his bag was packed, Ade left and made his way to Sickbay. Doctor Hunter had mentioned that his patient, D’Nesh was not yet quite ready for dentistry work on her broken teeth. Ade had already seen how she reacted to people doing anything to her that she didn’t like, and so he was happy to wait until she was really quite ready, and probably heavily sedated too. However, he did need to tidy up his office cum surgery before it was ready for a new patient. Actually, you couldn’t really call it an office or a surgery, as it was barely much larger than a cloakroom or broom cupboard. Space in Sickbay was at a premium, and Ade wasn’t sure that Doctor Cross liked him much. However, it was large enough to perform the necessary procedures that he could offer.

Ade did offer a wide range of treatments for maintaining oral health, such as routine check-ups, cleanings, and fillings, as well as restorative services like crowns, bridges, and root canals. Other services include cosmetic treatments like teeth whitening and veneers, orthodontic care for straightening teeth, and surgical options like wisdom tooth removal and dental implants. For more urgent issues, emergency dental care was also available.

Long gone are the days when teeth were extracted by physically pulling them one at a time under crude anaesthetics, now he uses a specialist transporter-based device, which removes complete teeth and their roots with minimal pain, but do be careful to sit perfectly still in the chair. These days, he doesn’t get much work, except for that one time we found the parasitic calcareous aliens.

He took the most direct route via the turbolift.

Hunter saw Ade going into his small treatment room, in a way he felt sorry for the dentist especially at what had transpired in sickbay months ago . He walked over before the dentist went inside ‘’ Ade can you spare some time for an oral check up?’‘.

Hunter Dr.

“Sure, once I’ve tidied up a little,” Ade replied. “Is there a particular reason for concern?”

• Ade, Dentist