May 2011 Emory Dental Brigade

Start Date: May 10, 2011 10:00 PM
End Date: May 31, 2011 10:00 PM

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.

Supplies needed for the trip include:
Gloves, Lidocaine (2%), Septocaine (4%), non-epinephrine injections (3%), short dental infiltration needles (30G), long dental block needles (27G), sharps containers, gauze, masks, dental bibs, topical analgesic, hydrogen peroxide, saline, alcohol swabs, tongue depressors, toothbrushes, toothpaste, fluoride gel, fluoride trays. Donations of any kind are appreciated and will be accepted.