Donna Esmaeili

Fairfax, VA

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Dentistry and helping people smile (:

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George Mason University Dental Outreach trip to Dominican Republic, August 2019



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Founded in 2014, the VAW Dental Outreach program was initiated in the Dominican Republic with thirty student volunteers. Within the first season alone the students were able to help over 200 patients that otherwise would not have been able to receive dental treatment. Since its origin in 2011, VAW Medical and Dental Outreach have expanded to include over 700 student volunteers per year and have provided dental services in the Dominican Republic and Peru, as well as medical services in Guatemala, Albania, the Dominican Republic, Panama and Peru, treating well over 30,000 individuals.
The growth and impact this organization has on people all around the world would be impossible without donations received from fundraising. Please help me reach my goal as I hope you continue to support VAW in our endeavor to positively impact our world, one patient at a time.

Volunteer Activity Description

Join George Mason on their Dental Outreach trip to the Dominican Republic this summer! 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 GMU will be opening up mobile dental clinics for local communities during their time in 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 2018, VAW treated over 35,000 patients and we aspire to treat over 45,000 in 2019. 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 April 8-12, 2019

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