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	Fundacao Esperanca PO Box 7776 Ann Arbor,MI,48107,United States I would like to make a volunteering inquiry to this organization Last Updated: 05.01.06
Web Site | Email Organization | Telephone No. | Download Volunteering Application Countries/States Served: People Utilized or Employed: Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease, Obstetrics and Gynecology Types of Students Allowed: Program Length: Language Skills: Religious Affiliations: University Affiliations: Email This Opportunity to a Friend: Send To:                                Invite A Group | Send A Message With Invite Reviews of Fundacao Esperanca volunteer programs: 0  Reviews of . | Write a Review	Current Volunteer Opportunities (Unpaid Positions) DENTISTS NEEDED needed for Less than 1 month Opportunity Description: Amazon-Africa Aid works in partnership with Funda??o Esperan?a, a Brazilian nonprofit organization that has been providing health and education to the people of the Amazon for over 30 years. The Bill Chase Dental Clinic was named in honor of the founder and chairman of Amazon-Africa Aid. Every year, volunteer dentists from around the world join with local dentists and hygienists to provide quality care to the needy in the region. Services include restorations, extractions, root canals, and x-rays. In addition, the dental clinic performs thousands of prophylactic visits, fluoride applications, and sealants. In an average year, the dental team will perform over 26,000 procedures. Even though Santar?m is a tropical paradise, the majority of the people live in abject poverty. Poverty and the problems associated with poverty such as poor health, nutrition, and dental hygiene are prevalent throughout Santar?m and its surrounding regions. Dental volunteers provide general dental care to patients in our six-chair, air-conditioned dental clinic. The clinic is equipped with hydraulic chairs and Adec front delivery units. The units have air, water, suction, one high speed (Midwest Quietaire) and one low speed (Midwest Shorty). Trained Brazilian hygienists and assistants, many of whom speak English, help the volunteers and Amazon-Africa Aid /Funda??o Esperan?a's full-time Brazilian dentists. In addition to the care they provide to the patients, volunteers provide valuable interchange with local staff, giving them an opportunity to improve their skills in this isolated region. Dental volunteers may choose to bring equipment and supplies that they prefer. Total Number of Volunteers Needed: Find Out More Mission Statement: (See Web Site For Updated Information) Amazon Africa Aid is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization providing support to health, education, environmental, and welfare organizations along the Brazilian Amazon and in Mozambique. The mission of the Amazon-Africa Aid is to ensure that every person in the regions we work has access to and is provided with the proper health care and education experience that will enable him/her to lead a healthy and happy life.

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