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Global Dental Brigade-ASU. Madeeha Maqsood EDT-321. . GDB-Overview. -Global Dental Brigades at ASU is a student led non-profit organization, that travels down to impoverish communities and brings access to oral and hygienic care.
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Global Dental Brigade-ASU Madeeha Maqsood EDT-321
GDB-Overview -Global Dental Brigades at ASU is a student led non-profit organization, that travels down to impoverish communities and brings access to oral and hygienic care. -It’s a week long program that allows students to get hands-on clinical experience. -GDB also focuses on educating community health workers on basic oral and hygienic care.
Oral Health Needs -Dental Brigades focuses primarily on the oral issues that communities currently face due to limited resources -Dental Brigades addresses oral issues through immediate dental care, preventative treatments, and education.
7- Week Program Includes -A week program -Day1-Medicine sorting -Day2-5-clinical days -Day5-6-community service days
Oral Care Through Brigade Dental Brigades set up a mobile clinic to provide important, immediate services such as extractions for those oral cases that have surpassed the level of restoration. Dental Brigades also provide sealants