Actions in SMILe Project

You can see the One-2-One team lead by Dr Callum explaining and discussing what we hope to do, listening to them to understand what their needs are and how we can best achieve the desired outcome.

Then we set out to have a look at what the dental situation is like and make some friends .... show the Mum's and the children that dentists can be friends as well...

For many foreigners who were present, this is a first so it was important for them to see the MOBILE chairs and what the examination and treatment activity would look like when we come back with a larger service delivery team. This created a real buzz in the community.

They are excited about the training and the integrated way that we plan to help them and work with them. Their faces beamed when we told them that we would run training courses on how to keep healthy. It was a very happy day for all concerned.

We will be back in October for a needs assessment trip and focus group interviews to better understand what the dental and medical needs are, what the pattern of feeding is for the preschoolers so that we can better educate the mothers and the health care volunteers.  This will be a week long visit. During this time our staff will live in the village and be part of the happenings.

In November then we will be back with training sessions and December our service team will commence work with the assistance of the village mum's, health care volunteers and community leaders we trained to work along side with us. So watch this space ...

Thank you for journeying with us. Together that which is impossible for each individually becomes possible. This is a reality that we all dreamt and hoped for. Partnership participation and protection for the sake of the children of Cambodia.