Global Brigades USA

Dental Brigades at University of South Florida

Dental Brigade volunteers have the opportunity to shadow licensed dentists in urgent and preventive dental services in communities with limited access to healthcare through a one week Dental Brigade in Honduras, Panama, or Ghana. Student volunteers can either join an existing Dental Brigades chapter on their campus or create their own chapter and recruit other volunteers to go on a brigade. In conjunction with our program, Medical Brigades, over 80 groups of passionate volunteers systematically travel to Central America to establish mobile dental clinics in over 80 of our community partners. Each of our community partners receives a brigade every 3 to 4 months where hundreds of patients are treated with fillings, cleanings and extractions, and are given dental hygiene workshops.

3 Members of this chapter

Dental Brigades at University of Texas at Austin

Dental Brigades is a discipline of Global Brigades, the world\'s largest student-led global health and sustainable development organization. The UT Austin chapter systematically works with more than 300 other university groups around the world to deliver and implement one of nine skill-based programs that benefit more than 130,000 Honduran and Panamanian community members annually. Dental Brigade volunteers provide urgent and preventive dental services in communities with limited access to healthcare. Each of our community partners receives a brigade every 3 to 4 months where hundreds of patients are treated with fillings, cleanings and extractions, and are given dental hygiene workshops. Between brigades, our in-country team maintains relationships with the communities to provide follow-up to insure any dental procedures were successful.

19 Members of this chapter

Dental Brigades at University of Texas Pan American

Dental Brigade volunteers have the opportunity to shadow licensed dentists in urgent and preventive dental services in communities with limited access to healthcare through a one week Dental Brigade in Honduras, Panama, or Ghana. Student volunteers can either join an existing Dental Brigades chapter on their campus or create their own chapter and recruit other volunteers to go on a brigade. In conjunction with our program, Medical Brigades, over 80 groups of passionate volunteers systematically travel to Central America to establish mobile dental clinics in over 80 of our community partners. Each of our community partners receives a brigade every 3 to 4 months where hundreds of patients are treated with fillings, cleanings and extractions, and are given dental hygiene workshops.

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Dental Brigades at University of Washington

Global Dental Brigades UW Chapter empowers students and medical professionals by providing them with the opportunity to care for underserved populations. We are especially concerned with the effects of poverty and health inequity that impact individuals who are without access to basic dental care in developing countries. The aim of our efforts is to deliver sustainable, accessible, and comprehensive solutions for the purpose of improving oral health within rural, remote communities. As a growing student-led organization, we hope that every medical outreach trip will teach us to be advocates of global health, which, in turn, transform us into proactive global citizens. This transformation of college students and doctors begins by learning to be culturally sensitive and medically competent as representatives of effective dentistry. Since 2008, we have traveled to Honduras (three times) and Panama (Once). In these countries, our approach is to set-up mobile dental clinics that cater to the needs of impoverished communities who lack preventative and urgent dental care. GDB UW Chapter has successfully completed 4 brigades and will be traveling on their 5th trip this coming August 2012 to Panama with Global Medical Brigades UW Chapter.

21 Members of this chapter

Dental Brigades at USC

Dental Brigade volunteers have the opportunity to shadow licensed dentists in urgent and preventive dental services in communities with limited access to healthcare through a one week Dental Brigade in Honduras, Panama, or Ghana. Student volunteers can either join an existing Dental Brigades chapter on their campus or create their own chapter and recruit other volunteers to go on a brigade. In conjunction with our program, Medical Brigades, over 80 groups of passionate volunteers systematically travel to Central America to establish mobile dental clinics in over 80 of our community partners. Each of our community partners receives a brigade every 3 to 4 months where hundreds of patients are treated with fillings, cleanings and extractions, and are given dental hygiene workshops.

7 Members of this chapter

Dental Brigades at Washington University St. Louis

Dental Brigades at Washington University St. Louis is a chapter of Global Brigades, the world's largest student-led global health and sustainable development organization. The WUSTL chapter systematically works with more than 300 other university groups around the world to deliver and implement one of nine skill-based programs that benefit more than 130,000 Honduran and Panamanian community members annually. Dental Brigades provides Hondurans with dental hygiene care, proper oral hygiene instructions, restorative care to the teeth that can be saved and extractions for the ones that cannot. A Dental Brigade consists of dental and dental hygiene student volunteers and dental professionals to provide dental care to in-need communities. The group functions like a mobile dental unit.

12 Members of this chapter

Dental Brigades at Yale University

Global Brigades USA is the world's largest student-led global health and sustainable development organization. Our mission is to empower volunteers to facilitate sustainable solutions in under resourced communities while fostering local cultures.

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Dental Brigades Fundraising Push

Global Dental Brigades (GDB) focuses on providing dental care for people who otherwise would not have access or wealth to provide it for themselves. Our model includes preventative education & cleanings, extractions for decayed teeth, and fillings for teeth that can be saved. The majority of rural Hondurans have no access to dental care apart from Global Brigades.

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Dental Brigades General Funds

Global Brigades USA is the world's largest student-led global health and sustainable development organization. Our mission is to empower volunteers to facilitate sustainable solutions in under resourced communities while fostering local cultures. Since 2005, more than 5,000 volunteers from 110 university groups have traveled to implement our nine skill-based programs to benefit more than 100,000 Honduran and Panamanian community members.

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Dental Brigades of Texas A&M International University

Global Brigades USA is the world's largest student-led global health and sustainable development organization. Our mission is to empower volunteers to facilitate sustainable solutions in under resourced communities while fostering local cultures. Since 2005, more than 5,000 volunteers from 110 university groups have traveled to implement our nine skill-based programs to benefit more than 100,000 Honduran and Panamanian community members.

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