Florida Gulf Coast U Med/Dent May 2014 Nicaragua


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: May 12, 2014 12:00 AM
End Date: May 20, 2014 12:00 AM

Volunteers on Medical and Dental Brigades work closely together with licensed medical and dental professionals to provide quality health initiatives to a community that otherwise has limited access to health care. Volunteers spend three days in a community in order to optimize the amount of time patients are able to spend with the physicians and dentists. Each patient receives a physician consultation, public health talk, and prescribed medicines as well as have access to PAP smears, prostate exams and restorative dental care as necessary. Children, in addition, receive teeth cleaning, a fluoride treatment, and vitamins necessary for proper growth and development. Volunteers have the opportunity to take patient vitals, obtain patient history and current symptoms, shadow and assist licensed physicians and dentists, participate in preventative education, and fill prescriptions under a licensed pharmacist. Volunteers will become familiar with the prevalent health issues in their community and learn about how to prevent and treat those illnesses. These brigades provide each volunteer with the opportunity to make a tangible impact on a specific community while gaining real life experience in the field of international medicine and dentistry.

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Brandon Hernandez

Passionate about: The reason why Im voluteering on this trip is because my family also came from a a poverty striken country and I would love to have the opertunity to help other that are less fortunate than i am.

Cheryl Reardon

Passionate about: Service

Elliott White

Passionate about: Medicine
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Jason A Hoop donated $682 3998 days ago
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Kenny Mastromarino donated $85 3998 days ago

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