Surgeons offer free dental care
Jun 13, 2006
ELEVEN dental surgeons and doctors from Canada and the the United States of America are in Uganda to provide free dental services to the public.
By Patrick Jaramogi
ELEVEN dental surgeons and doctors from Canada and the the United States of America are in Uganda to provide free dental services to the public.
The team that arrived on Friday started by treating over 200 staff of Hotel Africana in Kampala.
The team, led by the President of International Smile Power Foundation, Dr. Sherwin Shinn, will visit Bwindi impenetrable national park, Mweya and Lacor Hospital in Gulu.
Dr. Shinn said, “It is our pleasure to offer such services to Uganda. We are grateful for the hospitality given to us by the management of Hotel Africana. We have discovered that most people don’t visit dentists.
“Majority of the cases we have treated had dental cavities. In many of the cases, we had to cement to fill the gaps.â€
He said Uganda was the first country in Africa to benefit from the free services offered by the Foundation.
“We have had similar services in other developing countries, but Uganda is the first developing country to benefit from this service,†Shinn said.
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ELEVEN dental surgeons and doctors from Canada and the the United States of America are in Uganda to provide free dental services to the public.
The team that arrived on Friday started by treating over 200 staff of Hotel Africana in Kampala.
The team, led by the President of International Smile Power Foundation, Dr. Sherwin Shinn, will visit Bwindi impenetrable national park, Mweya and Lacor Hospital in Gulu.
Dr. Shinn said, “It is our pleasure to offer such services to Uganda. We are grateful for the hospitality given to us by the management of Hotel Africana. We have discovered that most people don’t visit dentists.
“Majority of the cases we have treated had dental cavities. In many of the cases, we had to cement to fill the gaps.â€
He said Uganda was the first country in Africa to benefit from the free services offered by the Foundation.
“We have had similar services in other developing countries, but Uganda is the first developing country to benefit from this service,†Shinn said.
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