I can’t believe it’s already Thursday only one day left of clinic, it has been such a rewarding experience. After our breakfast meeting today I found out I was going to be at the resorts staff clinic again today which was a relief knowing that I would be finished early and have a great lunch…wrong. … Continue reading Jamaica: It feels like this could be my permanent home! by Anna Faiola →

Hey everyone, we made it to Jamaica and have been crazy busy. On Sunday we got to take a ride out to each of our clinics and set up everything to get ready for the week. We have met so many great people and now friends and it’s not even half way over yet! This … Continue reading Hey mon!! SPC Jamaica Study Abroad Dental Hygiene Student Update! by Jessica Beaumont →

Today after breakfast I found out that I was going to a new site called Whitehouse which was only about 25 minutes away from the resort. This in my opinion was the biggest and smoothest running site that I have been to so far. It seemed as if the patients here had better overall oral … Continue reading This is where I’m meant to be! by Anna Faiola →

The entire Great Shapes/1000 Smiles dental group. -Desiree Suarez

We arrived here in Jamaica four days ago. Once here we took about a 2 hour bus ride to the Sandals resort in Whitehouse Jamaica. That evening we had a meeting with the Great Shapes organization that founded project 1000 Smiles. There we got to meet the other volunteers and staff we’d be working with … Continue reading Jamaica experience: Providing care for patients that would not normally have access to any dental services! by Desiree Suarez-ferguson →

I woke up this morning to the sound of the waves crashing on the beach at around 5am and decided to go to the gym before breakfast. This felt very nice and made me feel ready for the day. After breakfast I found out that I would be going to the New Market clinic that … Continue reading Treating the Jamaican Community by Anna Faiola →

Wow wow wow! I’m not sure what words to write to tell you all about the experience my classmates and I are sharing. I have learned it is human nature to have compassion but it takes takes special people to put one foot ahead and turn that compassion into action! My classmates and I are … Continue reading Our AMAZING experience in Jamaica! by Edina Kurtovic →

Day 2 down…. Wonderful experiences here in Jamaica and in the white-house clinic we are working in. I did oral hygiene care on 8 patients and administered local anesthesia to four. Here’s a pic of one of my patients. -Desiree Suarez — Follow us on:

Here’s a pic of our roughing it resort (just kidding). The resort is amazing. -Desiree Suarez

WOW is all I can say about my experience so far here in Jamaica! The need for dental work is so high and it is hard to know that no matter how hard I am working to see as many patients as possible, I will never get through all of the people that are waiting … Continue reading Speechless in Jamaica… →