{"id":22541,"date":"2021-08-09T10:52:34","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T00:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/?p=22541"},"modified":"2021-08-09T10:52:34","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T00:52:34","slug":"truckin-around-with-dr-jalal-khan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/truckin-around-with-dr-jalal-khan\/","title":{"rendered":"Truckin&#8217; around with Dr Jalal Khan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time:  <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">7<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DENTAL-TRUCK-82.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Jalal Khan\" class=\"wp-image-22542 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DENTAL-TRUCK-82.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DENTAL-TRUCK-82-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DENTAL-TRUCK-82-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DENTAL-TRUCK-82-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DENTAL-TRUCK-82-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DENTAL-TRUCK-82-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DENTAL-TRUCK-82-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DENTAL-TRUCK-82-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DENTAL-TRUCK-82-112x75.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DENTAL-TRUCK-82.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Jalal Khan\" class=\"wp-image-22542 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DENTAL-TRUCK-82.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DENTAL-TRUCK-82-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DENTAL-TRUCK-82-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DENTAL-TRUCK-82-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DENTAL-TRUCK-82-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DENTAL-TRUCK-82-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DENTAL-TRUCK-82-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DENTAL-TRUCK-82-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DENTAL-TRUCK-82-112x75.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Driving his Dental Truck is \u201cfulf<strong>i<\/strong>lling a passion and a dream\u201d, says Dr Jalal Khan<strong>.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dr-jalal-khan-believes-the-best-way-to-improve-oral-health-outcomes-in-the-bush-is-to-roll-up-your-sleeves-and-get-to-work-by-frank-leggett\">Dr Jalal Khan believes the best way to improve oral health outcomes in the bush is to roll up your sleeves and get to work. By Frank Leggett<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Quilpie, Cunnamulla, Thargomindah and Windorah are small towns in Queensland that are disadvantaged in regard to health services. In fact, these remote towns don\u2019t even have a resident dentist. Regular check-ups don\u2019t happen because a visit to the dentist requires a three- to four-hour car journey. For most of the local people, the cost in time and finances is simply prohibitive. It\u2019s only when something is very wrong, very painful or very unusual that the long journey is made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, the standard of oral health in these towns is less than desired. Or, at least, it used to be. In 2017, Dr Jalal Khan began visiting in the Dental Truck, a fully-fledged clinic on wheels.&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"bitem-article-desktop-720x300-in-text\" id=\"bitem-4175987463\"><!-- Bite 720x300 [async] -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">if (!window.AdButler){(function(){var s = document.createElement(\"script\"); s.async = true; s.type = \"text\/javascript\";s.src = 'https:\/\/servedby.engagemedia.com.au\/app.js';var n = document.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0]; n.parentNode.insertBefore(s, n);}());}<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\nvar AdButler = AdButler || {}; AdButler.ads = AdButler.ads || [];\r\nvar abkw = window.abkw || '';\r\nvar plc705185 = window.plc705185 || 0;\r\ndocument.write('<'+'div id=\"placement_705185_'+plc705185+'\"><\\\/'+'div>');\r\nAdButler.ads.push({handler: function(opt){ AdButler.register(165450, 705185, [720,300], 'placement_705185_'+opt.place, opt); }, opt: { place: plc705185++, keywords: abkw, domain: 'servedby.engagemedia.com.au', click:'CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER' }});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOut of respect for my colleagues, I don\u2019t visit towns that have a dentist,\u201d says Dr Khan. \u201cThe Dental Truck is fully loaded and we offer check-ups and cleans, extractions, crown and bridge work, dentures, root canal therapy, mouthguards and dental splints. We have a digital X-ray unit on board and a ground-mounted chair.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only thing Dr Khan doesn\u2019t touch is complex surgical extractions. If there were unforeseen complications, he wouldn\u2019t have the equipment on hand to resolve the problem. He has also held off from performing fixed bracket orthodontics but hopes to include that service in the future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-it-started\">How it started<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Khan can trace his interest in dentistry back to a traumatic experience while at high school. \u201cI had two teeth that were completely avulsed,\u201d he says. \u201cLuckily, the school medico put the teeth in a glass of milk and that kept the tissues vital.<br>I was rushed to a dental hospital where a dental student popped them back in place. Amazingly they\u2019re still there today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Khan graduated from the University of Sydney in 2011 and worked for a few practitioners to gain some real-world experience. In 2014, just three years out of dental school, he purchased the <a href=\"https:\/\/thedentalstation.com.au\/dr-jalal-khan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dental Station<\/a> practice in North Sydney, which he still runs today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was a risky move,\u201d he says, \u201cbut I believe in jumping in the deep end and paddling like crazy until you eventually start to freestyle. I felt clinically ready and I wanted more autonomy. I also wanted to dial up my professional development so it was the right time for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-going-bush\">Going bush<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Khan first experienced dentistry in the bush while on elective clinical placement as a final year student. He was sent to Orange in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, in order to use his learned skills in a real-life setting.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>We\u2019re in a position to show how oral health outcomes can be improved for patients in the bush. And I would really like to see more dental care added to Medicare. <\/p><p>Dr Jalal Khan, Dental Truck<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat was refreshing was the nature of the patients that we were treating,\u201d he says. \u201cThey were so grateful for what we were doing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mobile dentistry had long held a fascination for Dr Khan, even though he admits he was drawn to the novelty and romance of the concept. In 2016, he discovered a mobile dental truck for sale on the Gold Coast. The dentist was close to retirement and had only operated the truck for 18 months.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI flew up and liked the set-up,\u201d says Dr Khan. \u201cHe\u2019d done a very professional job of fitting out the clinic; all the electricals and plumbing were expertly installed. The back section is the clinic, the middle section is the living quarters where you can sleep, cook and eat, and the cabin is where everybody sits when the truck\u2019s moving.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Khan purchased the truck\u2014a horse float in a previous life\u2014feeling he was fulfilling a passion and a dream. \u201cMy parents came here as migrants from Pakistan,\u201d he says. \u201cAustralia has served our family incredibly well, as it has done for many migrant families, and this was my way to give back to our country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-truck-work\">Truck work<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dental Truck is housed in Quilpie for most of the year. Dr Khan flies up and spends one week a month visiting the remote towns around that area. While he is away from his North Sydney practice, an associate dentist picks up his workload.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a big believer in continuity of care,\u201d says Dr Khan. \u201cIt underpins my entire philosophy. You\u2019re only going to create a shift in attitudes and outcomes to oral health if you reliably turn up. The other important factor is comprehensive care. I didn\u2019t want to be in a situation where I was only offering relief of pain or basic emergency services. The work we do in the Dental Truck is completely proactive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The truck also spends three months of the year in Sydney where Dr Khan has organised a charity program partnered with House of Welcome, Mission Australia and Addi Road Food Pantry. He uses the truck to provide comprehensive care to disadvantaged communities identified by the partnered charitable organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-covid-problems\">COVID problems<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The COVID-19 border closures created quite a few difficulties for Dr Khan. When he was unable to enter Queensland, he turned to a trusted dentist who had already taken the truck out bush a dozen times. Dr Fran Wing, based in Tewantin on Queensland\u2019s Sunshine Coast, was able to pick up the truck in Quilpie and keep the continuity of care going.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOperating out of the Dental Truck is rewarding work but it\u2019s also super hard,\u201d says Dr Khan. \u201cFran is amazing. She\u2019s been helping us for a few years now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>The Dental Truck is a hugely important resource to these remote communities. It provides a health service that\u2019s sorely lacking and that\u2019s a wonderful thing. <\/p><p>Dr Fran Wing, co-driver of the Dental Truck<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Wing first heard about the Dental Truck on an ABC television program.&nbsp; She got in touch with Dr Khan and discovered a like-minded dental professional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Dental Truck is a hugely important resource to these remote communities,\u201d says Dr Wing. \u201cIt provides a health service that\u2019s sorely lacking and that\u2019s a wonderful thing. Ensuring the Dental Truck service is regular and reliable is very important. People need to be able to depend on its regularity for continued success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dental profession has a proud tradition of charity work. The dentists, nurses and staff who volunteer to keep the Dental Truck on the road are part of that tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think the majority of dentists want to give back in some way,\u201d says Dr Wing. \u201cIt can be more difficult for younger professionals as they\u2019re often under financial and family pressure. Jalal loves the outback trips but he also has a young family, so I\u2019m happy to step in. As an older dentist, it\u2019s certainly rewarding to be able to give back and to draw on my experience. When everything is not on hand and you\u2019re faced with a wide variety of issues, experience is how you create solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cost-of-care\">Cost of care<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dental Truck is a registered charity and a not-for-profit organisation. Despite this, Dr Khan has been largely funding the operation out of his own pocket. Even Dr Wing takes financial hits every time she takes out the truck but, as she says, \u201cI don\u2019t do it for money; the reward of each trip is worth much more than money.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thankfully, the future may be easier with a large corporate dental organisation (to be announced soon) coming on board as a sponsor. While the details are still being ironed out, the company is honouring their commitment to improve the oral health of all Australians. Their support would not just be financial but clinical as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey have a large cohort of dentists, dental assistants and other staff who could support an expansion of our services,\u201d says Dr Khan. \u201cTo be honest, the people and the company want to get behind us because they feel it\u2019s the right thing to do. I\u2019m incredibly grateful for their support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the short term, Dr Khan wants more trucks and clinical support supplied to remote communities. \u201cLooking ahead, I also want to advocate for some health policy changes to dentistry,\u201d says Dr Khan. \u201cWe\u2019re in a position to show how oral health outcomes can be improved for patients in the bush. And I would really like to see more dental care added to Medicare.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Wing is blunt in her assessment of Dr Khan\u2019s ambitions. \u201cHis dream and vision are inspirational and I\u2019m happy to help him in any way,\u201d she says. \u201cHe\u2019s all about big picture solutions.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Jalal Khan believes the best way to improve oral health outcomes in the bush is to roll up your sleeves and get to work. 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