Chirag Mehta

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Cardiff University Dental Brigade March 2013 Ghana



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I am one of 25 volunteers taking part in a Dental Brigade (part of the Global Brigade Society) travelling to Ghana for 14 days from the 24th March 2013.

Our aim; Make a life changing difference to some remote villages in Ghana.

The villages we will visit have no access to dental care, education or services, without which many oral diseases such as, Gingivitis (gum disease) and Dental Caries (tooth decay) continue to worsen, causing infections and other chronic diseases. If left untreated, these could potentially be life-threatening!

Cardiff’s Dental Brigade aims to address these oral issues through immediate provision of dental care, preventative treatments and most importantly, educating people on the importance of dental hygiene. Our wider aim is to ensure the services we provide are sustainable, so when we leave, the dental hygiene is maintained by the local dentists.

The greater donation you make, the greater the contribution and impact we will have on the villages.

Thanks again for your support!

Volunteer Activity Description

Global Medical and Dental Brigades in Ghana work alongside each other on a 10-day long brigade in under-resourced communities around the central region of Ghana. Each medical and dental brigade incorporates a public health portion at the end of the 4 clinical days. The 10-day medical and public health brigade provides volunteers with the opportunity to make a tangible impact on communities while gaining hands-on experience in the field of international medicine. Prior to travel, volunteers collect medicines, recruit health professionals and fundraise. Once in Ghana, the team will visit one partner community to administer a 3-4 day-long clinic and conduct health workshops. During clinical days, community members are able to consult doctors and dentists, fill any necessary prescriptions, receive necessary dental care, and sit-in on health education lectures. At the end of the medical portion, volunteers then have a chance to build public health projects to address some of the environmental health issues. Public Health construction includes latrines, eco-stoves, and water filtration devices.

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