Sunday, Jan 6: Dental Clinic in Los Terreros

A group of us traveled to the small village of Los Terreros on Sunday (1/6) to set up clinic. We had to travel 2 hours on a dirt road, standing up in a flat-bed truck. Los Terreros was very rural, small village - no electricity, no running water. The people were extremely humble, affectionate, and appreciative of the work.

We set up the clinic on the front porch of the school (the MDs and RNs set up their clinics inside). The sheets were to add some privacy, but many local kids couldn't resist peeking through the corners to see what was going on!

We saw 54 patient in 3 days and extracted a total of 74 teeth while we were in Los Terreros. My assistant and new best friend Gene was invaluable and a great asset.