Our first pediactric dental mission was an unqualified success. Somehow, nearly everyday Betsy and Stacy worked, they were able to see more patients than the previous day. In eight working days, they treated 154 patients - 29 children under 7 yrs, 117 children from 7 to 18 yrs, and even eight adults. To accomplish this they worked from the clinic's opening until well after dark. They even arranged for hourly announcements on the local radio station so that parents would know this service was available.
One would think they would be exhausted. But Betsy emailed this morning. She is trying to figure out how to add a second dental chair to speed things up. She's getting estimates to fully equip a dental clinic. She's even trying to figure out how to rewire the clinic so that the lights don't dim when the compressor comes on. She's hoping to return soon.
Our gratitude to Betsy, Stacy and Johnson is immense. And we all now realize the tremendous need for dental healthcare and education for the chilcren in rural Haiti.
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