Wednesday June 15, 2011

This morning we all went to the mission´s school to visit the students and learn about their curriculum. At the school, girls from the rural villages surrounding Guaimaca are invited to the school to learn sewing, agriculture, math, English, and science. If they complete through high school, they can get a scholarship to the Agriculture University and be able to get a really good job in the future. On weekends, they return to their families to spend time with them and teach other people in their village about what they are learning in school.

The NOMAD has been such a wonderful addition to the clinic!

We worked on Mary, the clinic manager. She needed two fillings replaced. The cavities were very extensive, but we were able to save the teeth and fill them with amalgam. Hopefully she doesn´t have sensitivity anymore!

Felipe wanted all of his remaining teeth taken out so that he can get a complete denture. It is very common here to get complete dentures instead of partial dentures because they are cheaper and the people don´t have to worry about keeping their teeth healthy anymore.

Alejandro was very excited to see the dentist! He actually had really nice teeth and only had a few cavities to get filled.

Everyone is hard at work!

Suyapa needed a lot of anterior esthetic work done. I was able to fix two of the biggest caivities, but didn´t have enough time to do all of them. Hopefully in September she can have the rest of them filled!

Everyone was very excited to have completed a successful day and are looking forward to tomorrow! Only two clinic days left!!