Trip to the Dentist

I have now had the chance to make two visits to the local dentist with 3 little girls that we had identified as having dental caries and teeth that needed to be pulled on one of our clinics at Helping Haitian Angels orphanage.

2 out of the 3 little girls had to have teeth pulled and both had to go back for a second time this past week to have another tooth pulled. Next week I will be making one more trip to the dentist for fillings for the one little girl.

The dentist office was very primitive but they used anesthetic and according to the locals he has been practising forever and is one of the best! I felt awful as these little ones were not very happy after getting their teeth pulled :( In terms of price it is very cheap compared to North America. It has only cost about $40.00 American so far!

I took this time to educate the families and children the importance of decreasing sweets in their diet and to continue to brush their teeth at least twice a day.