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DENTAL
Dental Outreach provides volunteers with the opportunity to shadow dental professionals and assist them in procedures such as extractions, cleanings, fillings, radiographic images, and sealants. Volunteers will accumulate the necessary supplies and materials for the procedures prior to the trip. In the clinics, volunteers will perform basic triage, assist the dentists, and manage the pharmacy, as well as teach oral hygiene classes in elementary schools.
MEDICAL
Medical Outreach provides volunteers with an opportunity to shadow medical professionals and work side by side with experienced doctors. Volunteers are responsible for helping to accumulate medical supplies prior to the trip. Volunteers will be able to gain experience shadowing and assisting doctors, performing triage, measuring vital statistics, managing the pharmacy and teaching public health classes, all under the direct supervision of experienced, local doctors.
INTERNSHIP
This is an intensive internship, valuable to future nurses, physicians, dental assistants, dentists, public health majors, and anyone who is interested in gaining experience working in the medical field or internationally. The internship is focused on giving interns a variety of hands-on experiences in treating patients, deepening their understanding of the medical field and broadening their understanding of global health.