UC Santa Barbara Medical/Dental June 2014 Honduras


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: Jun 17, 2014 12:00 AM
End Date: Jun 23, 2014 12:00 AM

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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volunteers needed to reach the Initiative Goal


Ben Margolin

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Activity details were updated 2103 days ago
Melanie Supple donated $20 3947 days ago
Matthew Spence donated $100 3948 days ago
Sergey simavoryan donated $136 3948 days ago
Kenny Pham donated $789 3948 days ago

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