The White Falcon - 27.07.2001, Blaðsíða 2

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In the Spotlight
Go3an daginn! Greetings from the staff of the
Dental Clinic.
This summer has been quite a busy time for us -
just as we finally became settled into our new clin-
ic in building 738. We had a large number of our
personnel transfer including three of our five den-
tists.
Special thanks go out to the NAS Keflavik com-
munity for all your patience during this difficult
manpower shortage. But the great news is that
with the recent arrival of three dentists, we are now
at full manning and the clinic should be back to a
normal schedule by mid-August.
All three of our newly-arrived dentists have
completed advanced dental training programs,
making this the most professionally-advanced
group of dentists that has ever been at NAS
Keflavik. The quality of care for our patients will
be increased significantly.
It appears as though we may be losing the valued
service of our rotating pediatric dentist. How will
this affect us? We definitely recommend that all
families with children consider maintaining their
Tri-Care Dental insurance after moving to
Keflavik until after we’ve made an assessment as
to whether we can treat your children here or
whether they will need to be referred to an
Icelandic pediatric dentist.
The hours of the dental clinic are from 7 a.m.
until 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Sick call
hours are 7 a.m. until 9 a.m. For after-hours emer-
gencies, contact the Acute Care Clinic at 3300.
We’re often been asked about the quality of the
base water supply. Rest assured, our water is fluor-
idated to the proper levels as recommended by the
American Dental Association and the FDA.
A special thanks goes out to the three Navy
reservist dental officers who helped maintain the
dental readiness and dental health of our commu-
nity during our manpower shortage. These dentists
came here from New York (Capt. T.M. Burjetka),
Colorado (Cmdr. D. Neumann) and Tennessee
(Capt. J. Miller).
Dental clinic
They worked long, hard hours and the warmth
and hospitality that everyone showed them was
magnificent.
We’re really proud of how our new clinic looks
and we’re always happy to show visitors around.
We have a new bus stop in front of the building an
It will soon be on the base bus line.
If you haven’t been by to see our new clinic -
please stop by to check it out!
Bless.
Sincerely,
Lt. Cnulr. Kevin Fitzpatrick
LYTE BYTES F Hope in the midst of tragedy
By Chaplain Rodger Ericson
What a tragedy! A young corpsman has
died in a rock climbing accident. Some may
try to explain the theological reasons for it -
but not me.
weekend, a piece of recent lava flow broke
and my foot fell and became wedged into
some rocks. I managed to free my foot with
only minor cuts to my hand, but it was a
reminder to me that there are dangers
involved while exploring and enjoying this
beautiful country.
expected. My mom is 88. Scripture says we
can reasonably expect to live to three score
and 10 and some even to four score - i.e. age
80.
However, illness, accidents or shootings
can snuff out a life at a much earlier age.
The following are comments, however,
reminders in the midst of the sad reality of
death.
First of all, accidents happen sometimes
because of the laws of gravity, sometimes
they happen because we have too high of an
esteem for our ability. At other times, per-
haps they happen because unexpectedly, a
rock breaks loose.
I don’t know the facts on accidents in the
“climbing accident” that happened this
week. However, I do know that we’re mortal
and cannot survive some accidents.
As 1 was climbing Mt. Hekla this past
I was glad I wasn’t exploring alone and
that I was wearing sturdy boots and long
pants.
When we reached the top of the mountain,
somewhere in the clouds, we were glad that
we had a compass to avoid getting lost on the
way back to our vehicle.
The final reminder in the midst of the sad
reality is that death can occur at any time.
A pastor friend of mine recently died at
age 79.
In some ways it was a surprise. I didn’t
realize he was 79, but at that age it can be
When someone so young dies, we’re
reminded to be prepared to die at any time,
but still enjoy life while we can. It is impos-
sible to mend fences with family and friends
after their death.
Don’t go to bed angry while leaving con-
flicts unresolved. In the same way, don’t put
off an active relationship with God, thinking
that you have 70 years to live.
Not everybody does, even if 70 is the aver-
age age for death! Don’t arrive before God
and be unprepared to meet Him.
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