In keeping with tradition, Dr. Saher and Dr. Cymbalisty travelled again this past January, with the dental charity Kindness in Action, to volunteer their time and skills to the people of Cambodia.With more than 10 years experience with KIA, Dr. Saher was the designated team leader and enlisted a group of 20 professionals including friends, DCFC team members and even her family, to join her on the two week adventure. They spent seven days in various clinics, in 3 different regions of the country including Phnom Penh, Battambang and Siem Riep. Many of the villages and clinics were in very remote areas where many of the patients had never had the opportunity to see a dentist before.
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- KIA Cambodia team
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- Our first clinic at Banteay Prieb
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- Dr. Saher helping with a hygiene appointment
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- Paula and the hygiene team with patients at Banteay Prieb
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- Dr. Cymbalisty
Andeuk Pagoda
We had the good fortune of working with the monks and nuns at the pagoda for a day, along with some other villagers. It was an amazingly unique experience to be in the mountains in Cambodia working with monks in a Pagoda!
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- Third clinic at Ankeuk Pagoda (temple for monks and nuns)
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- Dr. Cymbalisty and Krista working with the monks
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- Paula and Carol doing hygiene for the monks
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- Monks waiting their turn
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- Patients at the Andeuk Pagoda
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- Roni and Dr. Raffi at the pagoda
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- Monks in Phnom Pehn
Chrab Viel
Chrab Viel is a remote village an hour outside of Battambang. We worked at the Kam Ping Puay Health Post where the villagers hadn’t had the opportunity to see a dentist before. We completed some hygiene and dental fillings but mostly extractions to remove the decay and infection that was present. Education about oral hygiene was also an important of our day.
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- Kam Ping Puay Health Post
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- Tent/clinic area in the village of Chrab Viel
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- Our interpreter helping Dr. Saher explain the treatment plan to our patient
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- Our patients being patient and waiting their turn
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- Dr. Cymbalisty and Krista working at the primary school
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- Roni and Dr. Raffi working at Kam Ping Puay Heatlh Post, in a village an hour outside the village of Chrab Viel
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- Primary school
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- Lovely sheltered clinic
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- Our instruments and supplies
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- Dr. Cymbalisty and Krista working at the primary school
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- Our sweet patients
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- Loving the bubbles!
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- Our final clinic
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- The KIA team at our final clinic in Battambang.
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- Krista with one of her favourite patients-love those smiles!
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- A mom and her children waiting for their turn
Our final clinic was arranged by our interpreters family who owned the restaurant and was also an educational center. We converted classrooms into a clinic space and were able to see the students, teachers, and other members of the neighbourhood.
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