Ashburton Courier: July 11, 2024

24 Ashburton
NEWS
Courier, July 11, 2024
www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz
CHRISTIAN COMMENT ­WAVES OF MEANING
The cry of gullsand the taste of
salt are evoked by asea
painting on my wall. I
accidentally bought it from an
art and craft shop, after it
transported me to the coastal
Wellington of my childhood.
The surging ocean swell breaks
around rocks as asunlit gull
glides above them.
Idon’t find it easy to justify
buying non­essentials for
myself –soIgave it to my
mother.
When she died it came back
to me.
While to others it may be just
apicture, it has significance
and meaning for me. Isee more
in it every time Ilook, and it
also connects me with both the
coast of my childhood and to my
mother in her latter years.
We humans aremeaningmakers.
We attachmemories
and hidden understandings to
ordinarythings. It seems to be
an attribute uniquetoour
species. It is aface of our
human spirituality.
Many people describe
themselves as “not religious”,
yet haveanawarenessoflife’s
profound moments and
wondrous mystery.
They have experienced awe,
inner peace, aroha, awareness
of inter­connectedness with
other people, connectedness
with the past, with the whenua,
with nature.
Some people have taken a
further step in spiritual
awareness,and acknowledge
the supernatural, including a
higher power.
When disaster is averted,
they may declare “Someone
was looking out for me!”
This spirituality is based on
an understanding that “there
must be something behind
this”.
It is nurtured by our
inclination to seek patterns,
coincidences,synchronicity,
similarities, and to attribute
them to asentient being.
Some people find the greatest
meaningwhen they follow the
path of centuries of people into
aparticular faith. Religions
have been described as “a
specific belief system about
God …expressed through a
code of conduct, ethics, forms of
worship, and rituals.
Religion includes social,
ethical, and ceremonial
elementscombined with the
belief in an unseen world and
often adeity.”
The structures of New
Zealandsociety were largely
based on Christian ethics,
conduct and social attitudes.
Like about athird of the
world’s population, Iama
Christian.
Iseek to follow the example
and teaching of Jesus Christ,
who lived in the Middle East
about 2000 years ago. But our
faith is not adusty
archaeological dig, nor abookbound
list of rules and
regulations.
We have aliving God, who
offers to dwell in us through the
gift of the Holy Spirit.
We have aGod who answers
prayer with healing, hope and
wholeness. We have aGod who
offers real meaning to our lives.
May you have the joy of
discovering deep, life­giving
spirituality, and the God who
utterly loves you.
Rev Indrea Alexander
Ashburton Anglican Vicar
Health
&
Wellbeing
Marked increase in teethwear
Ihavenoticed amarkedincreaseof
people who areexcessively wearing
theirteeth. This condition is called
Non-carious toothsurface loss (NCTSL)
andisamulti factorial non-reversible
pathology with agreat variability
inits clinical presentationwhich,
if untreated, cancause substantial
damage to the patient’sdentition.
Some of the factors associated with
this condition are: erosion (acid attack
from food or stomach), abrasion(the
wearingawayoftooth surface caused
byfriction or amechanical proces), attrition the wearing of the
incisal or occlusalsurfacesofteeth as aresult offunctional or
parafunctional tooth-to-tooth contact) and abfraction (the loss
of tooth structurewherethe tooth
and gumcometogether),sugar
intake,salivaquantityand quality.
Toothwearisalsoassociatedwith
parafunctional activity. Parafunctions
areorofacial motor behaviours
(aside from function)thatare not
well understoodand mayoccur
either during theday or night. Sleep
Bruxism(SB) is arepetitivesleep
movementdisorder characterizedby
rhythmicmasticatory muscleactivity.
SBshould bedistinguished from the
daytime-awake bruxismthatismainlyrelatedto‘‘stress/anxiety’’
reactivity andexpressedasajawmuscle clenching habit/tic.
~DrOsvaldo Gonzalez
Professional Dental
SERVICES
Personal Dental Care
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday 9-5pm
Saturday and after hours
by appointment
The stabilisationpartofthe treatmentinvolving the
following:
• Homecareprogrammesaddressing diet,reducedacid
intake andincreased water, useofsaliva substitutesand
topicalapplicationoftherapeuticagents(Varnish,foam).
• Raisingthe patient’sawareness of thecausativefactors of
the tooth wear
• Minimising further damage.
• Remineralisation of thetoothstructure.
Therestorativeprocess is complexand Meskoetal. (2016)
proposed twowaysofrestoring worn dentition:
• Dahlapproach:
• Only anterior teeth restorewithhybridcomposite resin.
• Restoring all teeth:
• Starting in the posteriorregion withfullcrowns to establish
the occlusalverticaldimension.
• Using the anterior region as areference.
If youhaveany enquiries please feel free to approachyour
dentist.
2690803
Dr Osvaldo Gonzalez
BSc Hnrs (Tas),
BDS, (Adel), MBA (Syd),
PGDipl (Otago),
MDS (Otago).
57 Oak Grove, Ashburton
03 550 7561
57oakgrovedental@gmail.com
ACC and
WINZ
quotes
Your health and wellbeing
is important to us!
Our trusted
pharmacists are
always on hand
to give great
advice.
We offer FREE DELIVERY within the town and
Tinwald boundaries, great parking atthe door
and weare open 7DAYS!
Come and see us and experience the
convenience, value and better health outcomes
we can provide.
Adjust your crown at
G&T Hair Lounge
In need of atrim, oracomplete change?
Phone today for your cuts and colouring,
hair treatments and weddings.
Stockists of
Discounts available for
seniors and students
COLOUR
SPECIALIST
These trusted, cruelty free and sustainable
products are perfect for any hair type.
Countdown Complex, East Street,Ashburton
Phone: 03 308 6733
Email: wises@community-pharmacy.co.nz
2686219
2686210
0278591657
gthairlounge@hotmail.com
44 Princes Street, Ashburton
Appointments essential
2690800