FINAL REPORT
VCU School of Dentistry Jamaica Project 2019
Two dental teams associated with the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry once again traveled to provide dental care and education to the people of Trelawny Parish from November 3rd through November 17th of this year.
Teams were comprised of senior dental students, dental hygiene students and pediatric dental residents overseen by affiliated dental faculty along with registered dental hygienists. The services provided included cleanings, sealants, restorations, extractions and oral hygiene instruction. The main clinical site was Ulster Springs Health Centre in Ulster Springs. Outreach treatment was provided to Good Hope plantation and multiple Trelawny schools.
Our Project has a SEALANT Team, in its sixth year, which placed sealants on Grade 1 and 2 students at primary schools in Duanvale, Kinloss, Duncans and Jacksontown. Preventive dental education was provided in the schools as well.
Many thanks are extended to Janice Walker at MOH in Kingston for her continuing assistance with our paper work and the coordination with Ministry of Health (MOH) and Procurement. She is very reliable and always helpful.
Special thanks to Dr. Dale at MOH Trelwany and all of her team for enabling our use of Ulster Springs Health Centre as our Clinical home this year. The administrative and clinical staff at USHC deserve praise for their daily assistance with our teams. Specifically Dental Nurses Lita Boothe and Candilyn Galloway were of tremendous value.
This project would not be possible without particular homeowners at Silver Sand Estates. Barbie Swaby, Jodi Munn-Barrow, Diane Stewart and Karen Sangster were very generous again. They have supported our efforts and their house staff work hard to make our living experience over the 2 weeks a very pleasant one.
This trip marked our 33rd year of providing dental treatment in Jamaica. Our efforts for the Fall of 2020 are being planned and we are looking forward to continuing this ongoing endeavor.
Totals for this year are below.
Patients Cleanings Teeth Restored Surfaces Restored Extractions Sealants
800 124 150 295 564 352