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Who We Are
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We are a group of dentists, hygienists, allied health care professionals, and support volunteers at varying stages of our careers (student, practicing, and retired) that come together to show Christ's love to the people of San Raymundo by providing for their oral health care needs.
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Our Vision and GoalsOur Vision is to reach others for Christ through dentistry, fulfilling the Great Commission in Matthew 28: 19-20. We are honored to be part of a local, missional, "clinic/hospital" in San Raymundo that provides care to more than 35,000 local residents living nearby. Our goals include bringing the love of Christ to the community through providing quality dental care. This includes mentoring dental students, hygienists and others from the U.S. and Guatemala towards excellence in dentistry, while sharing the Gospel message and giving them a vision concerning Christian missions.
Our ResourcesWe are blessed with a walled, safe compound, a mission hospital with operating room capability, and a roomy, high ceilinged, window-surrounded, 21-chair dental clinic about 1.5hours NW of Guatemala City. The compound has 16 each, 2-3 person rooms with a shower, sink, and toilet along with newly constructed, large male and female dorms. The site contains a modern kitchen and large dining room with a separate meeting room on the second floor. There is a basketball court and space to enjoy the outdoors.
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Our ImpactWe have been a part of the community of San Raymundo since 2012. During this time, we have provided dental care to approximately 500-1,000 patients (primarily children) every year. Short-term dental teams provide surgical, restorative, hygiene, preventative, and limited endodontic care. Once a year, we have pediatric dentists take difficult children to the OR who cannot be managed otherwise.
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A&E Airplane TV Documentary on Our Trip to Mexico
Baylor College of Dentistry 100 Anniversary Video of Our Trip
History of Our Trip
It was wonderful and truly gratifying to glorify God through helping many children in Guatemala. Although I came to this mission trip to help others, I realized that all the people of Guatemala and our team, offered me more than I could ever imagine." - Bethany
Future Hopes and Dreams
1. Obtain better electricity into the clinic so the amperage does not drop in the afternoons and compromise treatment capabilities.
2. Get PA and Bitewing X-Ray capability at the clinic. Get a digital Panoramic machine at the clinic.
3. Encourage and find other leaders to take teams and mentor dental student/hygiene teams throughout the year by working with the Christian Dental Society and the Christian Medical and Dental Associations.
4. Coordinate with local Christian ministries and churches to foster greater community relations. Expand evangelism and spiritual emphasis for patients.
5. Coordinate with a local BioMed tech to help teams with maintenance issues.
6. Cultivate a closer working relationship with the faculty and students of Universidad Francisco Marroquin to enable a pediatric dental rotation outreach that would enable more frequent visits for each child.
7. Work with dental companies for needed supplies.
8. Get more hygienists and hygiene students involved in missions.
9. Organize a “wisdom tooth” extraction clinic.
10. Expand a prevention program by providing oral hygiene instructions and dietary counseling for children in the San Raymundo area.
11. Potentially add specialty services like removable appliances and orthodontics.
How Can You Help?
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Prayer is first and foremost on our minds. We are not just a humanitarian mission seeking to care for the physical needs of the community, we are seeking to follow the Great Commission and care for the spiritual needs of the community as well.
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Financial support is key to any non-profit's success. We currently rely on financial donations to purchase the supplies, materials, and support (housing, food, etc), that we need to complete our trip every year.
We are always seeking to bring any team member who wants to serve alongside us! |