Patrick Dixon // South West

My work as a NHS Community Dentist occasionally brings me into contact with patients suffering from heart valve disease prior to their surgery, but rarely afterwards. We say that “the best things in life are free”. The experiences of love, joy and laughter from spending time with our family, friends and loved ones are indeed free, but having the time to experience these emotions is priceless. Not only does heart valve treatment provide the gift of improved quality of life, it also provides the ultimate gift of time with which to enjoy this improved quality of life. I would be honoured to have the opportunity to document how appropriate treatment for heart valve disease can transform patients’ lives by capturing images that express the precious moments experienced during recovery to good health. I hope the photographs I have included of my own family show that I have the skills and vision to undertake this responsibility. It would be a privilege to be able to help promote the life changing value of the work of the professional teams delivering this vital care by presenting visually the amazing effects this treatment can have on peoples lives.

 

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