DAY 4

The Faces of the Dominican Republic

On Monday our Humanitarian group treated 133 people! They had 11 dentist and 6 hygienist. Thanks to our friends from Esperanza the humanitarian group doubled in size.

Dru Powers, from the Crown Council team, is with the group and wanted to depict the beautiful faces they see all day long that make their experience what it is...so here are her pictures.

Here are some kids that visited the clinic (many of the kids they see are extremely nervous and have never been to a dentist before, but our group works with the children and makes them as comfortable as possible.)

Dr. Peter Young

Dru said that this young man was the most nervous patient of the day. He stood by the door and talked to everyone in sight until it was his turn. His front tooth was fixed.

Here is Dru with some of her favorite local kids.

Dr. Rick and Sage Hagstrom hard at work.

Dr. Hendrickson and the Dream Team!..Lori and Taylor Hendrickson

The whole team!

Our group with some of our friends from Esperanza

Here is a group of people waiting to see our great team.

This is the sight of every window, people looking into the clinic.

Dr. Roy and Francis Hammond...the heart and soul of the group.

Day 4

Day 4 begins early Monday morning for the Crown Council Humanitarian Team. They drove 90 minutes to the small village of Guerrero east of San Pedro. Most of the people who live in Guerrero are Haitian, and have no official status in the Dominican Republic and therefore no jobs, little food, no education, and certainly no health or dental care. Our partners at Esperanza and the Bank of Hope are providing small micro finance loans that have changed lives among these people.

Arriving at The Guerrero Village

Morning huddle begins...

Here is the team right after morning huddle and just before the day begins

The Crown Council ladies of hygiene

6 doctors, 3 dental students, 8 hygienists, 12 dental assistants, 127 patients in 8 hours

Annabelia

The women keeping all the dental tools sterile

First portable x-ray machine in the field with Nomad Aribex tied to laptop running dentrix

No shortage of patients late in the day

Last patient of the day

As our team left Guerrero here Dr Clint Blackwood and his team - ready...willing... and very able (Dr Blackwood completed 47 extractions today)