"Peace Ark" provides medical treatment for foreign soldiers (2)

（Xinhua）  08:17, July 16, 2013  

After a brief discussion with the sailor in English, the Chinese dentist discovered the problem and gave him treatment.

"One of his teeth had apical infection. He felt the pain to such an extent that he couldn't fall asleep at night. Today I gave him a root canal treatment and extirpated the pulp of the problematic tooth to address the root cause of his toothache."

Guildie says he's happy to have his toothache treated on the "Peace Ark".

"I'm very happy! I want to thank you everybody for the help. My tooth now is OK. I got treated. I feel no pain at all. I hope it will be OK after (later). This is a much bigger experience than I expected. I will never forget it!"

Meanwhile, the 8-member Dutch team has had a tour around the Chinese hospital ship and conducted a symposium with Chinese medical personnel sharing each side's medical expertise and experiences.

Colonel Christiaan Hoff, a general surgeon onboard the Dutch warship, says the arrival of the Chinese navy hospital ship is very helpful for meeting the medical needs of the multinational naval staff in the Gulf of Aden.