Brittany McPhee

Virginia Tech

Passionate About:

-spanish
-health
-dentistry

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Virginia Tech Dental Outreach trip to the Dominican Republic, December 2018



Brittany's Message

I am extremely excited to announce that I will be going on a dental volunteer trip to the Dominican Republic this coming winter break with a club at Virginia Tech called Volunteers around the World! This will be a 14 day trip, which includes 6 clinical days and 1 educational day for the local community. During this trip I will get to learn about various dental procedures, such as cleanings, restorations, fillings, and extractions, learn about the current healthcare system in the Dominican Republic and teach a public health class!

I am thrilled to pursue both of my passions, dentistry and spanish, all in one trip by helping provide dental treatment and education to communities in the DR. Since I am one of the fundraising chairs in the club, my goal is to be able to fundraise for a majority of this trip! So I would greatly appreciate any type of donations even if its just $5-$10, anything helpsIf you have any questions about the trip feel free to reach out to me!

Volunteer Activity Description

Join Virginia Tech on their Dental Outreach trip to the Dominican Republic this winter 2018-2019! Volunteers will have the opportunity to learn about various dental procedures, such as cleanings, restorations, fillings, and extractions, learn about the current healthcare system in the Dominican Republic and teach a public health class and much more! If you’re interested in joining, contact us for more information!

VAW at Virginia Tech will be opening up mobile dental clinics for local communities during their time in the Dominican Republic.

One of the most exciting and important parts of volunteering with VAW is bringing full dental clinics and primary care medical clinics to the less fortunate. In 2017, VAW treated over 35,000 patients and we aspire to treat over 45,000 in 2018. One of the things that make our dental mobile clinics unique is that we are able to perform multiple procedures including fillings, restorations, cleanings and extractions at the mobile clinic. Fundraising for supplies and medications is a huge part of creating a successful mobile clinic to help the local communities with effective care.

**Note: airfare goal will be updated once flights are purchased, tentatively the week of September 11-18, 2018

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