A joint mission was conducted with the Peruvian American Medical Society (PAMS) on June 12 – 18, 2006. The mission team was formed by a team of 25 professionals in oral healthcare field, including local and U.S. dentists and maxillofacial surgeons as well as students and volunteers from the National University of Mayor de San Marcos and Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University.
The following are the results of the Ayacucho Mission:
Location | Fluoride Applications | Dental Extractions | Oral Hygiene Instruction | Total Patients Seen |
Regional Hospital | 71 | 141 | 1959 | 147 |
Children’s Home | 318 | 374 | 1959 | 395 |
Central Bautista | 602 | 165 | 1959 | 385 |
Center of Special Education | 331 | ---- | 1959 | 441 |
Central Belen | 165 | 241 | 1959 | 205 |
Iguain & Cuchipampa | 1800 | 380 | 1714 | 2100 |
Total | 3,287 | 1301 | ---- | 3673 |
Participants:
Dr. Oscar Trigoso Marcela Trigoso Dr. Italo Funez Sandra Bobbio Susana Reyes Carlos Adolfo Diaz Yovera Dr. Juan Jose Paz Fernandez Dr. Victor Villafranca | Dr. Giscard Rodriguez Gabriela Gutierrez Dr. Hiroshi Concha Luciana Oquendo Manuel A. Torres Ramirez Andres A. Panana Acuna Dr. Waldo Garcia Dr. Erika Matsuura Sonoda | Silvia Trigoso Dr. Gersom Leon Espiritu Andrea Camere Fiorella Miranda Diego Orlando Flores Lopez Christopher H. Chia Mayorga Dr. Christian Ventura Dr. Juan Munante |
Aknowledgements: | ||
2006 PADA Board of Directors Kims Cosmetics Hispanic Dental Association | PADA Members Sullivan-Schein Dental National University of Mayor de San Marcos | Pearson Dental PAMS Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University |