March 2011 UCSC Dental Brigades

Affiliated Organization: Global Brigades USA
Group: Dental Brigades at UC Santa Cruz

Volunteer Activity Description
Dental Brigade volunteers provide urgent and preventive dental services in communities with limited access to healthcare. Each of our community partners receives a brigade every 3 to 4 months where hundreds of patients are treated with fillings, cleanings and extractions, and are given dental hygiene workshops. Between brigades, our in-country team maintains relationships with the communities to provide follow-up to insure any dental procedures were successful.