Final time (March 2020), a gaggle of dental college students and college from The Ohio State College launched into a service journey to Jordan and joined the non-profit Atlantic Humanitarian Reduction (AHR) in offering free dental care to Syrian refugees in Al-Zaatari Camp. Together with your beneficiant assist, we had been in a position to elevate about $15,000 and ship a whole bunch of containers of toothpaste, toothbrushes, floss, fluoride varnish, and plenty of different dental provides. We carried out 415 dental procedures and offered fluoride remedy to over 750 youngsters.
Whereas this was an enormous success (watch video under), we realized our work mustn’t finish there. So long as these refugees reside in deplorable situations with restricted entry to dental care, its our ethical obligation to make use of our assets and do no matter we are able to to assist decrease their threat for severe oral infections and continual ache.
So we plan to return this March, and work once more with AHR in offering fillings, extractions, and endodontic remedy. We are going to place additional give attention to illness prevention by visiting extra faculties the place we are able to ship oral hygiene directions and supply fluoride varnish remedy to kids which can be most in want.
The life-changing influence we had been in a position to have on so many refugees in 2020 wouldn’t have been attainable with out your generosity and we hope you assist us once more. 100% of your donations will go in direction of the journey bills in order that these refugees can get the care they deserve.
Please donate generously and assist refugees reside a wholesome life stuffed with smiles. With higher well being, these refugees can have a greater future!
Thanks a lot in your assist and please share this together with your family and friends!
~ Arab Dental Society (ADS) Staff ~
Minatullah, ADS President
Alwilleed , ADS Vice-President
Rita, ADS Secretary
Elias, Occasion coordinator
Jordan , Dental Pupil Volunteer
Ali , Dental Pupil Volunteer
Mohamed, Dental Pupil Volunteer
Dr. Messina , Ohio State Restorative school
Date of Service Journey: March tenth – March 18th, 2023
Objectives of the Service Journey:
1. Present free oral healthcare (fillings, sealants, fluoride varnishes and extra) to Syrian refugees who’ve very restricted entry to dental care
2. Ship oral hygiene training and important provides (toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss, and mouth rinse) to kids within the clinic and the colleges inside numerous refugee camps
3. Buy dental provides and tools for the dental clinic to maintain this clinic functioning and working for the Syrian Refugees.
Donations:
Your donations will probably be obtained by the Arab Dental Society at The Ohio State College. The funds will probably be used to assist cowl the price of dental consumables and tools, oral hygiene merchandise for a whole bunch of children, each day transportation from the lodge to Al-Zaatari refugee camp, and lodging for six nights. Any additional funds will probably be donated on to AHR to assist them proceed their mission. Extra funding may be used to reimburse the volunteers for his or her flights from Columbus, Ohio to Amman, Jordan.
Extra info:
This service journey is organized by the Arab Dental Society ( EIN: 832275261) and in collaboration with the registered non-profit 501(c) group – Atlantic Humanitarian Reduction (EIN: 46-1749616).
Arab Dental Society (ADS) is a registered skilled pupil group at The Ohio State College Faculty of Dentistry (OSUCoD) primarily based in Columbus, Ohio – USA. It goals to function the collective voice of the Arab-American dental college students on the OSUCoD and supply a group for these concerned. A big a part of our mission devoted in direction of service by means of an initiative we launched referred to as Refugee Smiles. This initiative goals to offer oral healthcare, training and mentorship to these most in want (notably refugees and low-income immigrants), each domestically and internationally, with a give attention to an annual service journey to an space with restricted entry to healthcare companies.
Atlantic Humanitarian Reduction , Inc. (AHR) is a Boston-based and Jordan registered non-profit 501(c)(3) (additionally non-religious, non-political) group that started with the dedication, dedication and fervour of 1 physician who couldn’t stay silent at a standstill whereas so many Syrians had been struggling. Since then, AHR has organized biannual, week-long mission journeys to Jordan to service refugees in numerous components of the nation. With a rising group of volunteers from each career from bodily therapists to surgeons, dentists to pharmacists and extra, AHR unites folks from all around the world to work in makeshift clinics, group facilities and refugee camps treating 1000’s of sufferers every journey.
March 2023
