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… →

Well today at our morning meeting I volunteered to stay back at the Sandals resort staff clinic and do hygiene care on the staff of the resort instead of going to the New Market location I was originally assigned. We set up a similar clinic as to the one we setup at New Market which … Continue reading Giving patients a new start by Anna Faiola →

First day of seeing patients completed. We all have different stories to tell and so many pictures to share, but the wifi service here is not always working. I will try to post as much as I can. For now I’ll share a pic of the beautiful lush grounds here in Jamaica. It’s been a … Continue reading Nothing can over shadow this wonderful experience in Jamaica! by Edina Kurtovic →

Yesterday was great after we arrived at the Sandals resort the Sandals staff met us at the entrance with cool, wet towels to clean ourselves, which was nice after the long three hour bus ride from Montego Bay to Whitehouse Jamaica. The resort is so beautiful that words can’t describe. Dinner last night was incredible … Continue reading Getting started in Jamaica! by Anna Faiola →