There are only 155* oral health care providers for 10.5 million people in Rwanda. To improve the supply side, Rural Rwanda Dental (RRD) teaches community health personnel dental techniques for taking people out of pain and how to prevent more pain. YOU can make a difference in just 3 weeks by being part of our team. *3/30/09 data
Learn about how our Teaching Model works! Using the model, after just 3 weeks, the Rwandan student will presented with enough instruments and supplies for the next year and be able to:
• Take a health history
• Perform an oral examination
• Understand the importance of baby teeth and be able to identify them
• Sterilize instruments
• Administer local anesthesia with nerve blocks and infiltration
• Identify and use the appropriate forceps and elevators for simple extractions
• Identify and use the appropriate curettes and scalers for basic cleanings
• Teach prevention
Because of our training process, the patients from the local villages who have pain in their teeth and/or gums from a localized source will be treated at the community health center instead of being referred to a hospital where there is no guarantee of being seen on the day they arrive!
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