Shawn Baker

Riverside, CA

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UCR Medical/Dental Brigade June 2014 Nicaragua



Shawn's Message

This will be my first expedition to Nicaragua. I have been to Honduras before and I had an amazing time. I helped a lot of the locals in a rural area outside the capital city of Tegucigalpa. I assisted the dentists with pulling teeth that were broken or completely infected. I was also able to spend time playing with the children in a nearby orphanage. I hope to help treat as many people in Nicaragua as I was able to in Honduras. Nicaragua is suppose to be a less developed country than Honduras is so I know that any aid we can offer them will help. This is an amazing experience that will contribute to my resume when I apply to dental school this year. Thank you so much for your support, love Shawn.

Volunteer Activity Description

Volunteers on the Medical and Dental Brigades will be working closely together to provide quality health initiatives to a community that otherwise has limited access to health care. Volunteers will 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 will receive a physician consultation, teeth cleaning and a fluoride treatment as well as have access to pap smears, prostate exams and restorative dental care as necessary. Volunteers will 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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