October 24, 2025 • 7 mins
"An amusing story about the lengthy & complex arrangements around an appointment with an oral (dental) surgeon this week. Spoiler alert: My tooth fell out before I got there."
Kevin Milne joins Jack Tame to share an interesting story about complications at the dentist.
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Teams podcast
from News Talks.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
A'd be Aaron has flicked me. I noticed he so
often does on Saturday mornings to say Jack, sand flies
give up after a day or two. Mosquitoes are way
more annoying in my view. The different Hey, because the
sand flies are like the sand flies kind of hang
around and swarms and stuff. But you're totally right, Like
you never hear West Coasters moaning about sand flies for
(00:33):
whatever reason. After a day or two, you kind of acclimatized,
and then they get sick of eating you. The thing
about samd Flyi's two is that then they don't get
you at two o'clock in the morning. That's the thing
that kills me most about your mosquito.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
Like.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
At two o'clock in the morning and you just you
know you're not going to sleep. Christine says Jack, your
parents should have stayed in hockey ticket lovely day here
on Friday. Yes, they should have, Christina, I think they
learned that the hard way. Ben says Jack. We lost
power for two days just goes to show how having
a generator is an absolutely essential piece of life these days.
It's not a want, but a need. I'm shocked how
many many people weren't prepared for this. Thanks Ben ninety two.
(01:09):
If you want to send us a message, if you
are going to flick us a text, don't forget the
standard text costs apply. Right now, it is seventeen minutes
past nine on news talks, he'd been Kevin Millon is
here with us this morning. Call to Kevin.
Speaker 3 (01:22):
Yeah, curler, it's interesting that your parents got stranded in
Machison because our whole family, or when I sell our
whole family, Mum, dad and one of the kids got
stuck in the car go in the opposite direction when
a rock the side of a car landed down on
the highway and they closed the highway because they felt
that it was unsafe. And there was a lot of
(01:45):
discussion about whether Machison was a great place to get
stuck in. Well, I thought it was quite good.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
So hang on, did your family get stuck in Murchison
as well?
Speaker 3 (01:55):
Yeah? This week we got we got no, not this week, no, no,
this is about three years ago. It's so funny because.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
Basis with my family. I mean, you know, there so
many people of merchant at any one time.
Speaker 3 (02:09):
Yeah, I bet they were staying in the same motel,
and they probably ate at the same tiny restaurant, yes,
which we found very very satisfying, was very satisfactory I stayed.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
The last time I stayed at Merchison was a couple
of years ago before I was doing the Old Ghost
Road and I went and had a couple of jars
down at the local pub, and I'll tell you what
it was, talk about character and talk about characters. I
mean the pub character characters were hanging out there. But
one thing I remember to is they still had the
PowerShell astrays, which I turning about the hands at time.
Speaker 3 (02:44):
Hope you didn't steal anything.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
No, no, no, I didn't know. It was very disciplined,
but yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:48):
No. Anyway, a very good motel there, like quite a
new one and large and very very cool. And that's
the main thing. You've got somewhere decent, you've got a
decent bed, you get stuck there. Yes, And I think
we went to a tiny little restaurant and the poor
guy was running out on his own. But it was beautiful,
(03:08):
beautiful meal. It is.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
It's you know, it's a beautiful part of the country
as well. You know. The thing I always think about
Murchison and this is a little bit, a little bit bleak,
but do you know, like back it would have been
probably one hundred and twenty hundred and thirty years ago,
there was a local farmer who was really unhappy, and
so he went and strapped some dynamite to himself and
(03:31):
detonated himself at the local court. Like it was. But
it was actually, dare I say, it is rather a
grim world first, but quite an extraordinary like yeah, you know,
I think they call it the Murchison incident or the
Murchison Trading or something like that. But yeah, it was
this really sort of quirky and quite macab piece of
New Zealand history.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
Oh yeah, anyways, and everybody from the south will will
remember the earthquake, even if you lived in Greatio.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
Absolutely. Yeah, of course it has been years. I suppose.
It's just a part of the country where all sorts
of you know, interesting historical little things happened. Anyway, Kevin,
you've got a story for us this morning about a
visit to the dentist.
Speaker 3 (04:11):
Well, a very funny thing happened to me during the
Wheat Act. It all started a few weeks ago when
one of my wisdom teeth got a bit wobbly and
I decided it probably needed to come out, so I
went to the dentist. I have issues with dental extractions
because I'm on blood thinners, so I have to manage
my meds leading up to an extraction so I don't
(04:31):
bleed too much when the tooth pulled out. But dentists
agreed that my wisdom teeth tooth should come out, but
she didn't want to be doing it herself. She pointed
out that apart from the blood thinners, the steroids that
I'm ay depended on can occasionally react to other drugs
used in dentistry. Anyway, she said she would refer me
(04:53):
on to an oral surgeon in Wellington who'd be better
qualified to manage my blood thinners and deal with any
steroid problems should they arise. His fees would be higher,
but she felt it was a sense of a option.
I agreed with it. A week or so later, I
was contact by the oral surgeon's reception an appointment made
for yesterday. Meantime, I had to fill out a post
(05:16):
operation instruction sheet, a lengthy questionnaire outlining my personal details,
my health issues, my current medications and my health insurance details. Again,
no complaints about all this, except that it was turning
into the most lengthy and complex dental appointment I'd had
in my life, and my tooth wasn't getting any better.
(05:39):
But yesterday's specialist appointment never happened. On Thursday, my tooth
fell out. I touched it with my tongue and it
just fell out. And while I wouldn't want that to
happen to all the rest of my teeth, Jack, it
seemed to me the perfect extraction, no dentistry, no pain,
no bleeding, no reactions, and no bill.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
Yeah, that's a that's a a relief in a sense,
although it's always slightly disconcerting when things like that happen
as well. And how weird does it feel afterwards?
Speaker 3 (06:14):
Yes, that's right, And as I say, yes, I wouldn't
mind that to go, I wouldn't mind normous teeth to
disappear in the same way. But it certainly put an
end to the complications of that of that particular point.
Speaker 2 (06:26):
Do you ask, do you know why it's why it
just fell out?
Speaker 3 (06:28):
Kevin, No, don't.
Speaker 2 (06:30):
It's no sort of well radio got around the Millen
household or anything that you haven't noticed.
Speaker 3 (06:35):
Yeah, no, I think wisdom teeth can be a bit
like that because your gums at the back there, when
you get a bit older, they get a bit effective.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
Yeah right, Okay, I'm glad at the very least that
it'll save you some pain. So thank you for that.
Keep it well but this this morning, and thank you
for your feedback. Jack Murchison is a fantastic place, is Jackie?
I totally agree, Jackie.
Speaker 1 (06:57):
For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame, listen live
to news talks he'd be from nine am Saturday, or
follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Teams podcast
from News Talks.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
A'd be Aaron has flicked me. I noticed he so
often does on Saturday mornings to say Jack, sand flies
give up after a day or two. Mosquitoes are way
more annoying in my view. The different Hey, because the
sand flies are like the sand flies kind of hang
around and swarms and stuff. But you're totally right, Like
you never hear West Coasters moaning about sand flies for
(00:33):
whatever reason. After a day or two, you kind of acclimatized,
and then they get sick of eating you. The thing
about samd Flyi's two is that then they don't get
you at two o'clock in the morning. That's the thing
that kills me most about your mosquito.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
Like.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
At two o'clock in the morning and you just you
know you're not going to sleep. Christine says Jack, your
parents should have stayed in hockey ticket lovely day here
on Friday. Yes, they should have, Christina, I think they
learned that the hard way. Ben says Jack. We lost
power for two days just goes to show how having
a generator is an absolutely essential piece of life these days.
It's not a want, but a need. I'm shocked how
many many people weren't prepared for this. Thanks Ben ninety two.
(01:09):
If you want to send us a message, if you
are going to flick us a text, don't forget the
standard text costs apply. Right now, it is seventeen minutes
past nine on news talks, he'd been Kevin Millon is
here with us this morning. Call to Kevin.
Speaker 3 (01:22):
Yeah, curler, it's interesting that your parents got stranded in
Machison because our whole family, or when I sell our
whole family, Mum, dad and one of the kids got
stuck in the car go in the opposite direction when
a rock the side of a car landed down on
the highway and they closed the highway because they felt
that it was unsafe. And there was a lot of
(01:45):
discussion about whether Machison was a great place to get
stuck in. Well, I thought it was quite good.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
So hang on, did your family get stuck in Murchison
as well?
Speaker 3 (01:55):
Yeah? This week we got we got no, not this week, no, no,
this is about three years ago. It's so funny because.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
Basis with my family. I mean, you know, there so
many people of merchant at any one time.
Speaker 3 (02:09):
Yeah, I bet they were staying in the same motel,
and they probably ate at the same tiny restaurant, yes,
which we found very very satisfying, was very satisfactory I stayed.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
The last time I stayed at Merchison was a couple
of years ago before I was doing the Old Ghost
Road and I went and had a couple of jars
down at the local pub, and I'll tell you what
it was, talk about character and talk about characters. I
mean the pub character characters were hanging out there. But
one thing I remember to is they still had the
PowerShell astrays, which I turning about the hands at time.
Speaker 3 (02:44):
Hope you didn't steal anything.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
No, no, no, I didn't know. It was very disciplined,
but yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:48):
No. Anyway, a very good motel there, like quite a
new one and large and very very cool. And that's
the main thing. You've got somewhere decent, you've got a
decent bed, you get stuck there. Yes, And I think
we went to a tiny little restaurant and the poor
guy was running out on his own. But it was beautiful,
(03:08):
beautiful meal. It is.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
It's you know, it's a beautiful part of the country
as well. You know. The thing I always think about
Murchison and this is a little bit, a little bit bleak,
but do you know, like back it would have been
probably one hundred and twenty hundred and thirty years ago,
there was a local farmer who was really unhappy, and
so he went and strapped some dynamite to himself and
(03:31):
detonated himself at the local court. Like it was. But
it was actually, dare I say, it is rather a
grim world first, but quite an extraordinary like yeah, you know,
I think they call it the Murchison incident or the
Murchison Trading or something like that. But yeah, it was
this really sort of quirky and quite macab piece of
New Zealand history.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
Oh yeah, anyways, and everybody from the south will will
remember the earthquake, even if you lived in Greatio.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
Absolutely. Yeah, of course it has been years. I suppose.
It's just a part of the country where all sorts
of you know, interesting historical little things happened. Anyway, Kevin,
you've got a story for us this morning about a
visit to the dentist.
Speaker 3 (04:11):
Well, a very funny thing happened to me during the
Wheat Act. It all started a few weeks ago when
one of my wisdom teeth got a bit wobbly and
I decided it probably needed to come out, so I
went to the dentist. I have issues with dental extractions
because I'm on blood thinners, so I have to manage
my meds leading up to an extraction so I don't
(04:31):
bleed too much when the tooth pulled out. But dentists
agreed that my wisdom teeth tooth should come out, but
she didn't want to be doing it herself. She pointed
out that apart from the blood thinners, the steroids that
I'm ay depended on can occasionally react to other drugs
used in dentistry. Anyway, she said she would refer me
(04:53):
on to an oral surgeon in Wellington who'd be better
qualified to manage my blood thinners and deal with any
steroid problems should they arise. His fees would be higher,
but she felt it was a sense of a option.
I agreed with it. A week or so later, I
was contact by the oral surgeon's reception an appointment made
for yesterday. Meantime, I had to fill out a post
(05:16):
operation instruction sheet, a lengthy questionnaire outlining my personal details,
my health issues, my current medications and my health insurance details. Again,
no complaints about all this, except that it was turning
into the most lengthy and complex dental appointment I'd had
in my life, and my tooth wasn't getting any better.
(05:39):
But yesterday's specialist appointment never happened. On Thursday, my tooth
fell out. I touched it with my tongue and it
just fell out. And while I wouldn't want that to
happen to all the rest of my teeth, Jack, it
seemed to me the perfect extraction, no dentistry, no pain,
no bleeding, no reactions, and no bill.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
Yeah, that's a that's a a relief in a sense,
although it's always slightly disconcerting when things like that happen
as well. And how weird does it feel afterwards?
Speaker 3 (06:14):
Yes, that's right, And as I say, yes, I wouldn't
mind that to go, I wouldn't mind normous teeth to
disappear in the same way. But it certainly put an
end to the complications of that of that particular point.
Speaker 2 (06:26):
Do you ask, do you know why it's why it
just fell out?
Speaker 3 (06:28):
Kevin, No, don't.
Speaker 2 (06:30):
It's no sort of well radio got around the Millen
household or anything that you haven't noticed.
Speaker 3 (06:35):
Yeah, no, I think wisdom teeth can be a bit
like that because your gums at the back there, when
you get a bit older, they get a bit effective.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
Yeah right, Okay, I'm glad at the very least that
it'll save you some pain. So thank you for that.
Keep it well but this this morning, and thank you
for your feedback. Jack Murchison is a fantastic place, is Jackie?
I totally agree, Jackie.
Speaker 1 (06:57):
For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame, listen live
to news talks he'd be from nine am Saturday, or
follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.
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