Shree Dental Care & Implant Center

  "The Long Road Back" by Dr. Neeta Kalambe It was a regular monsoon morning in Poladpur. The hill mist had just lifted, and I was sipping my tea, flipping through the day’s appointments. The clinic was already buzzing with patients and assistants preparing instruments. To me, it was another normal day in the life of a rural dentist. Among the many faces I had seen over the years, one belonged to a quiet, soft-spoken man who always came with his family. A humble man—he never talked much, but he was always there, steady and grateful. I had treated him a few times, simple procedures, nothing extraordinary. He would come with his wife and children, get the treatment done, pay quietly, and leave with folded hands. Over time, like many others, his visits became a memory, tucked away in the background of busy clinic days. Months passed. Maybe a year. Then one day, just as I was finishing up a root canal, my assistant whispered, “Madam, someone has come without an appointment. H...