Dental Journey 2009

A team of 11 (mostly) Albertans from the Canadian group “Dentistry For All” arrived last weekend to begin a full 5-day Dental Journey here at Project Ix-canaan.

The potential patients began lining up at 4 a.m. on the first day, and by the final day, we were awakened at 1 a.m. by the sounds of people waiting in line outside the clinic with their towels or blankets over their shoulders to be sure they would be one of the 50 – 60 people that the dentists would be able to work with that day …

The team set up four stations for cleanings and fillings …

as well as one station for extractions …

and another for sterilization of equipment and giving away of toys and gifts to the patients.

And here are a couple of satisfied patients exiting with their frozen mouths and arms full of toys and … best of all … Crocs!!