Servicemen teeth are past the worst condition, not the armed forces resources to the problem.Tooth pain all conscripts were sent to municipal treatment discharge after. Stock. KALLE PARKKINEN/AL

military service can sometimes feel pain – and especially if is all in addition to the hole in the tooth. It has received some 19-year-old airman, who on top of that, was denied treatment discomfort.

the evening paper in contact with the conscripts started service in the summer from the air force academy in Tikkakoski and has been practicing the last couple of months the war time duties of Lapland air command in Rovaniemi.

at the beginning of November airman noticed the shooting pains in his teeth. Already the same day he received the garrison physician of the time the dentist this week for Monday.

the Judgment of the doctor in the chair was fast: in the teeth of a hole, but it is no longer patched.

I don’t have time to patch, when next week discharged. Thought to be only, that no other than the municipal health care to reserve the time, the military says.

I Thought, my goodness, is it this can go. The fact is that every serviceman’s military service time to be guaranteed health care.

week of additional waiting

the Story quickly gained additional twists and turns, when as soon as Monday airman called home unit in Tikkakoski.

Dental nurse and doctor both thought that the lord jesus christ, of course you care. Yet the same day the head nurse called me and said get the company commander, the certificate and come here a dart on the treat, she told me.

the Airman got the time Tikkakoski to the dentist next Monday, but this wasn’t good enough for company sergeant major in Rovaniemi. The reason for the departure denied was the fact that the airman had on Monday ordnance rästipalautukseen because didn’t get the actual refund dentist things to it, explaining.

Today, Thursday even after hours of additional waiting Rovaniemi garrison health station did not bring a solution to your problem.

– This wonders now the whole company of the directors and officers candidate since, airman puhahtaa.

military of the day money no chance to get holes in private dental care, so the only option left is withdrawal after queuing for municipal dental care.

and that’s my this hit this exactly the fullest. Probably months have still to wait, and the situation in the tooth goes from bad to worse. This is no way to go.

servicemen of the teeth are earlier worse condition. INKA soveri scarce resources

the armed Forces ylihammaslääkäri, medical commander of the Pertti Patinen confirm that the liability of servicemen for health care belongs to the armed forces for the entire military service period. According to him, the aim is that every discharge from the service healthy, but:

Oral health care in Finland is everywhere in the public side of the very large difficulties to coordinate scarce resources to huge care needs, Patinen tell.

Ruotuväki magazine reported in march that the servicemen of the teeth condition seems to change for the worse. Every other military needs dental treatment already in her favor from the beginning.

in Addition, health services may occur regional differences, Patinen granted.

– Conscript aims to guarantee the same level of services everywhere in Finland. On an individual basis this is not always completely successful. Eastern and Northern finland, the need for dental care is more, Patinen said.

That evening the leaves in contact with the airman in the case of the Rovaniemi garrison health station the situation has been particularly difficult, because the dentist services has had to take a long time to buy services. A new dentist started in office until this week.

Patisen, it is conventional that the discharge date of the advent of the treatment is anyway a line.

– we Aim to distribute scarce resources evenly, so that as many people as possible get the treatment they need. Many times it means care needs assessment, first aid, the nature of care and referral for further treatment in their home places, he said.

the armed Forces to figure out tooth to pain of the affected airman of the case, but not otherwise comment on individual patient matters in public.