Friendship and Oral Health.

1. ORAL HEALTH IN THE COMMUNITY;
AN INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

2. FRIENDSHIP AND ORAL HEALTH PROJECT
GOALS
• To provide dental treatment and education for the
underserved population of Chile
• To provide this care jointly, involving students from
dental schools in Chile (UDD) and the USA
• To provide students from 2 different countries the
opportunity to work and learn together and from each
other

3. Curarrehue
2011
4th
Intervention

5. UDD
Operatories
Tour
of
the
school
by
Dean
Luis
Vicentela

6. Dalcahue, Pilot Project
January 20-30, 2012

7. THINGS TO KNOW!
• NEW project
• Experience; Know how
• Partnering with UCONN (Dr. Douglass)
• Huge dental need – island community is isolated
• Strong support from local community
• PROS component (NEW)

9. DALCAHUE

10. PUERTO VARAS

11. DALCAHUE TRIP: OUTLINE
Days Activities
Saturday 21st Arrive and relax in Puerto Montt
Sunday 22nd Chilean students arrive. Travel to Chiloe. Welcome barbecue. Set-up for
clinical work.
Between Clinical work with activities in the evening
Mon 23rd - Fri 25th
Sat 26th – Sun 27th Tourist activities in Puerto Varas
Monday 28th Departure

12. Our
Patients

13. Our
Patients
and
their
Dental
Needs

14. We
will
provide

15. Teams
:
USA
+
Chile
THE
KEY
OF
THE
SUCCESFUL

16. Registration

17. Imaging
• NOMAD
battery-­‐
powered,
hand-­‐held
x-­‐ray
unit
• OpTime
PSP
sensors
• PC
laptop
computer

18. Education

20. Setups
for
Dentistry
Fluoride,
Sealants,
ART
Urgent
care

21. Atraumatic
Restorative
Treatment
(ART)

23. Management
Problem?
Laptop
Solution!
Fluoride
Family
Dentistry
“ART”

24. The
Results
that
we
will
have
Clinical Results International Collaboration / Friendship
Community Acceptance Trust

25. Cultural
Activities
Meals:
Chiloe
Banquet
Chiloe
Lamb
Roast

26. Contemporary
Chiloe´s
crafts
and
textiles

27. Recreational
Activities
Andean
lakes
Banana
Boat
ride
Climb
Volcan

28. White
water
rafting

29. Accomplishments
Patient Topical Sealants ART Extractions Patients
Visits Fluoride Completely
Treated
2011 440 278 146 375 157 260
11 groups
5 days
2010 312 175 106 357 123 198
11 groups
5 days
2009 334 120 200 191 123 Not
9 groups Recorded
5 days
2008 185 102 49 157 41 Not
5 groups Recorded
4 days

30.
What
are
the
difficulties
and
pressures
you
will
face:
• Re-­‐arranging
rotations
and
patient
care
coverage
• Arranging
for
make-­‐up
sessions
of
Oral
Pathology,
Oral
Radiology,
Oral
Surgery
and
Emergency
small-­‐group
sessions
What
you
will
get:
• Considerable
experience
in
various
aspects
of
field
dentistry
• Sense
of
accomplishment
and
independence;
professional
growth
• The
intangibles
of
working
closely
with
colleagues
from
other
schools,
other
countries,
and
observing
and
experiencing
an
excellent
foreign
dental
school
and
alternative
ways
of
doing
things
• A
lifetime
experience
of
a
wonderful
and
ancient
culture
and
a
spectacular
country

31. Costs
and
Support
• Costs:
• International
airfare:
approximately
$1300/person
• Chile
land
and
domestic
air
costs:
approximately
$1200/person
• Entry
visa
cost
at
Santiago
airport
-­‐
$130
USA;
cash
or
credit
card
• Support:
• NOMAD
x-­‐ray
unit:
use
donated
by
Aribex
Corporation
• OpTime
chairside
PSP
imaging
processor
and
sizes
1
and
2
sensors:
use
donated
by
Soredex
Corporation
• RINN
XCP
positioning
devices:
use
donated
by
RINN,
Soredex
and
UCONN
SDM
Section
of
OMF
Radiology
• Laptop
PC:
use
donated
by
UCHC
IT

32. Please visit our website,
Friendship and Oral Health at:
www.faohp.com

33. Hasta
Enero,
2012
!