If you remember the TV show MacGyver, the lead character was a master at using whatever he had at hand to solve complex problems. I worked once for a dentist that was like MacGyver. Patients would come in with a really old partial, and would ask if they could have it fixed, and I would watch the wheels turning in his head. Part of this was he loved thinking through the technical challenge. We did find a way to support one another in helping patients know what their options are for fixing things, but also what the other long term solutions might be.