What is the best way to help a third world country with dental care?

Friday, October 29, 2010

This is for a project that i have to do to graduate, i'm going to Nicaragua to help people as a dental assistant and have to write a paper about it. please help me!
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Preventive dentistry. It costs less and and we can get more with prevention. Some suggestions: Objective1: Educate them (especially the little ones) about proper oral hygiene. Activities: . Give them the toothbrush and show them how to use it. . Give them the floss and show them how to use it. . Give them the fluoride toothpaste. . Have them chew on disclosing table and show them the dental plaque Objective 2. Educate them about eating habit (for example, avoid frequent sugar intake) Activities: . Tell them about healthy vegetable diet for adults . Tell them about the benefit of milk for their child's teeth . Tell them about how sugar can cause cavities . Tell them about bottle tooth decay Objective 3. Educate them about the smoking problems Activities: . Advise them about how smoking causes lung cancer . Advise them about how smoking causes heart attack . Advise them about how smoking causes bad breath . Advise them about how smoking cause gum disease . Advise them about the danger of second-hand smoking . Advise them about how to get Help for quitting I hope the above will help you. Have a good trip and good luck in Nicaragua.
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