{"id":930,"date":"2019-06-04T15:50:52","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T15:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalmedicalrelief.org\/?page_id=930"},"modified":"2025-01-23T13:37:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T20:37:40","slug":"dental-professionals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/internationalmedicalrelief.org\/volunteers\/dental-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"Dental Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"930\" class=\"elementor elementor-930\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-409a89b elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"409a89b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-869b69b\" data-id=\"869b69b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14ccd7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14ccd7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dental Professionals<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c85808f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c85808f\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"first\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-427a2d15\" data-id=\"427a2d15\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5332219 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5332219\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d51d09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d51d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Volunteer opportunities for dental professionals on dental missions with IMR give dentists, <a href=\"https:\/\/internationalmedicalrelief.org\/volunteers\/dental-hygienists\/\">hygienists<\/a>, dental assistants, and dental students the ability to provide no-cost dental care to adults and children in underserved and vulnerable communities around the world.<\/em><\/p><p>To help further global dental relief, each IMR medical mission trip is also a dental mission trip. These trips of 4-14 days give dentists, hygienists, dental assistants, dental students, and nonmedical volunteers with no previous dental experience the opportunity to work together directly with patients. Our dental volunteers provide the care patients desperately need and make a positive impact on their health and on their lives.<\/p><p>Dental mission trip volunteers provide free dental services for patients, both children and adults, who have never had dental care or have had limited access to it. Globally, dental care is limited in developing nations. Providing this much-needed service improves the overall health of the communities IMR serves.<\/p><p>IMR offers dental volunteer opportunities approximately 150 times per year through dental missions to communities in Africa, Asia, South and Central America, the Caribbean, and Eastern Europe in which volunteers can choose to serve. To give volunteers plenty of time to plan ahead, we schedule trips about a year in advance and <a href=\"https:\/\/internationalmedicalrelief.org\/missions\/\">post the schedule on our website<\/a>. We rotate through the communities we visit, so a trip to Ecuador that might not be possible for a volunteer to participate with this year may be doable the next.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-077293c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"077293c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-97af7b4\" data-id=\"97af7b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf66e37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf66e37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">With Dental Volunteer Opportunities with IMR:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a209f05 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a209f05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">We care for both pediatric and adult patients on every dental mission.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">We accept patients and volunteers of all faiths and backgrounds.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Only 1.2% of your donation is earmarked for administrative and fundraising overhead, which means over 98% of your investment goes directly to the people, places, and programs in the country you select to serve in.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">We are active in more than 80 countries and operate more than 150 trips annually that run throughout the year.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Trips start as low as $750 for our four-day missions. We want to make it as easy as possible for volunteers to participate from both a time and a financial perspective.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Accommodations vary from adventurous trekking expeditions to luxury villas on the beach. Choose your trip to match your personal level of comfort, whether it\u2019s budge travel or a five-star, once-in-a-lifetime experience.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">IMR is featured within the American Dental Association\u2019s database of volunteer organizations. We are the largest dental mission provider and serve the most countries of all those organizations featured.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">We return to each country in which we work at least once a year for follow-up care.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">We use innovations such as 3D printing to maximize the care we provide for each patient in the field. <a href=\"https:\/\/internationalmedicalrelief.org\/blog\/3d-printing-innovations-dentistry\/\">Learn more about 3D printing.<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc006f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4fc006f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/internationalmedicalrelief.org\/missions\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See Upcoming  Dental Mission 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Every dental professional in the U.S. should do outreach programs like this. It humbles you and opens your eyes to the need around the world.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekqoiokvd4v.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bahamas-dr-nathan-pound.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Nathan Pound\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Nathan Pound<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">DDS<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMy IMR trips to both Cambodia and Madagascar influenced my pre-dental experience more than I could have ever imagined. I was able to assist with dental patients who had health issues that I would never see in the U.S., and I truly felt as if I was making a difference in their lives\u2026 IMR sparked a love for giving back to the community that I am absolutely positive that I will continue throughout my career!\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekqoiokvd4v.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cara-kennedy-madagascar.jpeg?strip=all\" alt=\"Cara\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Cara<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">University of Pittsburgh, School of Dental Medicine<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/internationalmedicalrelief.org\/missions\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See Upcoming  Dental Mission Trips<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d268124 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d268124\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-572f03ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"572f03ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"roles\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b67fbdb\" data-id=\"5b67fbdb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bffbd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bffbd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News from the Field<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-073c877 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"073c877\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bbd1ae1\" data-id=\"bbd1ae1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b27a7a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b27a7a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Nathan Pound shares his experience in the Bahamas<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12f8ff0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"12f8ff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/D86fXT3YHIE&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-84b5b8d\" data-id=\"84b5b8d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99350bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99350bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Manjari Served in Guatemala with Her Daughter<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1733381 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"1733381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=tqn06iFtDaA&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f13ba2d\" data-id=\"f13ba2d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2e76c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2e76c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Don Yamaoka Describes His Experience with IMR<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96cc124 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"96cc124\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=OH-3pfaKcSs&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7acb738\" data-id=\"7acb738\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b34853 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b34853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pre-Dental Student Gains Experience in Nicaragua<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7108d04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"7108d04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/FNXlxGn_h4k&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-72572a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72572a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-805989e\" data-id=\"805989e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e25f67 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"0e25f67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dentistrytoday.com\/volunteering-overseas-with-international-medical-relief-a-self-fulfilling-opportunity-to-give-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-square-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Volunteering with International Medical Relief: A Self-Fulfilling Opportunity to Give Back<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-492133a elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"492133a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/adanews.ada.org\/huddles\/patients-in-ecuador-receive-free-dental-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-square-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Patients in Ecuador receive free dental services<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96c8472 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"96c8472\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rdhmag.com\/career-profession\/inspiration\/article\/14292524\/dental-missions-are-you-ready-to-answer-the-call\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-square-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Dental missions: Are you ready to answer the call?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-908ac65\" data-id=\"908ac65\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0768b8 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d0768b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aegisdentalnetwork.com\/id\/2020\/02\/dental-team-serves-hundreds-of-underprivileged-people-on-trinidad-mission-trip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-square-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Dental Team Serves Hundreds of Underprivileged People on Trinidad Mission Trip<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67e7bef elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"67e7bef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aegisdentalnetwork.com\/id\/news\/2019\/08\/7\/aspen-dentals-argentina-mission-trip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-square-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Aspen Dental's Argentina Mission Trip<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1c5e25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1c5e25\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-686809d\" data-id=\"686809d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4602e5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4602e5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Roles for Dentistry Volunteers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-530b32f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"530b32f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c34985a\" data-id=\"c34985a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71adcfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-infobox\" data-id=\"71adcfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-infobox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-infobox uael-imgicon-style-normal  uael-infobox-left  infobox-has-icon uael-infobox-icon-left-title  uael-infobox-image-valign-top  uael-infobox-link-type-none\">\n\t<div class=\"uael-infobox-left-right-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-infobox-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-title-image\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-imgicon-wrap \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-icon-wrap elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-check-square-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='uael-infobox-title-wrap'><h4 class=\"uael-infobox-title elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"infobox_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\" >Dentists<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-infobox-text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-infobox-text elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"infobox_description\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\tOn IMR dental mission trips, volunteer dentists focus primarily on meeting the greatest needs of our patients: performing examinations and extractions, treating abscesses, and referring patients for suspected oral cancers. Dentists also provide fluoride treatments when possible. The goal is far greater than simply to treat the acute dental need today; the goal is to save teeth in the future by providing oral hygiene education and toothbrushes to our patients. We also provide training to local dental students whenever possible.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-separator-parent\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9743024 elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-infobox\" data-id=\"9743024\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-infobox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-infobox uael-imgicon-style-normal  uael-infobox-left  infobox-has-icon uael-infobox-icon-left-title  uael-infobox-image-valign-top  uael-infobox-link-type-none\">\n\t<div class=\"uael-infobox-left-right-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-infobox-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-title-image\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-imgicon-wrap \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-icon-wrap elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-check-square-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='uael-infobox-title-wrap'><h4 class=\"uael-infobox-title elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"infobox_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\" >Dental &amp; Pre-Dental Students<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-infobox-text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-infobox-text elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"infobox_description\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWith dental volunteer opportunities for pre-dental and dental students, dental mission trips with IMR provide an amazing learning opportunity and chance to earn volunteer hours as you spend a week shadowing dental professionals. <br \/>Dental students receive a hands-on residency experience under boarded general dentists, specialists, and oral surgeons, as well as local providers. Students may work individually or on a mission with a group from their dental school. <br \/>Pre-dental students have the chance to work alongside and shadow our dentists providing assistance in patient care. We encourage pre-dental and dental students to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to gain hands-on experience, see the world, and impact communities in need, one smile at a time.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-separator-parent\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b8909d\" data-id=\"0b8909d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1729bf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-infobox\" data-id=\"1729bf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-infobox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-infobox uael-imgicon-style-normal  uael-infobox-left  infobox-has-icon uael-infobox-icon-left-title  uael-infobox-image-valign-top  uael-infobox-link-type-none\">\n\t<div class=\"uael-infobox-left-right-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-infobox-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-title-image\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-imgicon-wrap \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-icon-wrap elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-check-square-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='uael-infobox-title-wrap'><h4 class=\"uael-infobox-title elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"infobox_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\" >Dental Assistants<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-infobox-text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-infobox-text elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"infobox_description\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\tVolunteer dental assistants provide crucial chairside care during our dental missions. They perform a variety of duties including patient management, patient registration, charting, and fluoride treatments, and they offer support with instruments and sterilization. Patient comfort and peace of mind for family members are critical to the success of every dental clinic. Our dental assistants help create a peaceful atmosphere in our dental clinics and stay with patients and family members throughout their experience. Post-operative instruction is also a very important role of our dental assistants as we want to ensure proper use of any medications as well as proper care of the area treated.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-separator-parent\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42efe4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-infobox\" data-id=\"42efe4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-infobox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-infobox uael-imgicon-style-normal  uael-infobox-left  infobox-has-icon uael-infobox-icon-left-title  uael-infobox-image-valign-top  uael-infobox-link-type-none\">\n\t<div class=\"uael-infobox-left-right-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-infobox-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-title-image\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-imgicon-wrap \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-icon-wrap elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-check-square-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='uael-infobox-title-wrap'><h4 class=\"uael-infobox-title elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"infobox_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\" >Hygienists<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-infobox-text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-infobox-text elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"infobox_description\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/internationalmedicalrelief.org\/volunteers\/dental-hygienists\/\">Volunteer hygienists<\/a> perform preliminary oral examinations and patient cleanings, apply fluoride treatments, and provide much needed oral hygiene instruction. For most patients, a dental cleaning in our clinic is the first they have ever had, and our hygienists do their best to make cleanings a positive experience.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-separator-parent\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbe2bd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-infobox\" data-id=\"cbe2bd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-infobox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-infobox uael-imgicon-style-normal  uael-infobox-left  infobox-has-icon uael-infobox-icon-left-title  uael-infobox-image-valign-top  uael-infobox-link-type-none\">\n\t<div class=\"uael-infobox-left-right-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-infobox-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-title-image\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-imgicon-wrap \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-icon-wrap elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-check-square-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='uael-infobox-title-wrap'><h4 class=\"uael-infobox-title elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"infobox_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\" >Office Teams \u2013 Group Practice Mission<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-infobox-text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-infobox-text elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"infobox_description\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMake global dental relief an experience for everyone in your office to share! Serve in the comfort of having your own staff by your side by getting the whole office together to serve on a dental mission. It\u2019s also a great way to show your patients the dedication that you and your staff have to others. Plus, it offers a unique opportunity for you to bring the whole team together to fundraise for the experience. Offices find group missions with IMR a valuable opportunity not only to build up their team but identify their values to the patients they serve at home.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-separator-parent\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02c738a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02c738a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf48a08\" data-id=\"cf48a08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-111fcb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"111fcb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ekqoiokvd4v.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/dental-entourage.jpg?strip=all\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4804\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekqoiokvd4v.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/dental-entourage.jpg?strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/ekqoiokvd4v.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/dental-entourage-300x125.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/ekqoiokvd4v.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/dental-entourage-1024x427.jpg?strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/ekqoiokvd4v.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/dental-entourage-768x320.jpg?strip=all 768w, https:\/\/ekqoiokvd4v.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/dental-entourage.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=240 240w, https:\/\/ekqoiokvd4v.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/dental-entourage.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=480 480w, https:\/\/ekqoiokvd4v.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/dental-entourage.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3febd0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3febd0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ekqoiokvd4v.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ADA-Logo.jpg?strip=all&w=2560\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9255\" src=\"https:\/\/ekqoiokvd4v.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ADA-Logo-300x60.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"American Dental Association logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekqoiokvd4v.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ADA-Logo-300x60.jpg?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/ekqoiokvd4v.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ADA-Logo.jpg?strip=all 651w, https:\/\/ekqoiokvd4v.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ADA-Logo.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=130 130w, https:\/\/ekqoiokvd4v.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ADA-Logo.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=390 390w, https:\/\/ekqoiokvd4v.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ADA-Logo.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=520 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>International Medical Relief is featured within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ada.org\/volunteer-search\/112\/international-medical-relief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Dental Association\u2019s database of volunteer organizations<\/a>. IMR is the largest dental mission provider and serves the most countries of all those organizations featured. We care for both pediatric and adult patients on every dental mission. IMR also provides global dental malpractice insurance for all of our volunteers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-164e37d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"164e37d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/internationalmedicalrelief.org\/missions\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See Upcoming Dental Mission Trips<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e74b6e1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e74b6e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2282c7b elementor-testimonial--skin-bubble elementor-testimonial--layout-image_inline elementor-testimonial--align-center elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial-carousel\" data-id=\"2282c7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:7,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;show_arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe youngest patient of the day, a 4-year-old, arrived with a personal letter from his school\u2019s principal. The principal wrote that the child had been to the hospital numerous times to get treatment, but for many reasons was turned away each time. The letter begged for us to admit him. Due to his age and diagnosis, it was a complex case, but my team and I were still able to extract one of his incisors \u2013 a baby tooth that was so infected it caused the permanent tooth to emerge prematurely through the gums. We sent him home feeling much better. Talk about feeling a sense of fulfillment and making a difference!\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekqoiokvd4v.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mor-bar-panama-scaled-1.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"Dr. Mor Bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Dr. Mor Bar<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">IMR Team Panama<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6616a81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6616a81\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74cc361\" data-id=\"74cc361\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01770e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01770e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resources for Volunteers on Dental Mission Trips<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b1e33d uael-mobile-button-halign-justify uael-button-stack-mobile uael-button-halign-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-buttons\" data-id=\"2b1e33d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-dual-button-outer-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-dual-button-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-button-wrapper uael-dual-button elementor-widget-button elementor-repeater-item-93bbeb3 uael-dual-button-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm elementor-button-link\" href=\"https:\/\/internationalmedicalrelief.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMR-Dental-Supplies-Packing-v2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper uael-buttons-icon-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-align-icon- elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"buttons.0.text\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"none\">Dental Instrument Loan Information <\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-button-wrapper uael-dual-button elementor-widget-button elementor-repeater-item-412601f uael-dual-button-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm elementor-button-link\" href=\"https:\/\/internationalmedicalrelief.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Dental-Clinic-Tips-and-Supplies-Suggestions.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper uael-buttons-icon- elementor-button-content-wrapper uael-buttons-icon-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-align-icon- elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"buttons.1.text\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"none\">Dental Clinic Tips and Supply Suggestions<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-button-wrapper uael-dual-button elementor-widget-button elementor-repeater-item-2e3ffe4 uael-dual-button-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm elementor-button-link\" href=\"https:\/\/internationalmedicalrelief.org\/dental-clinics\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper uael-buttons-icon- elementor-button-content-wrapper uael-buttons-icon- elementor-button-content-wrapper uael-buttons-icon-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-align-icon- elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"buttons.2.text\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"none\">Learn More About the Work of IMR<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e5c7c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e5c7c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-782481a\" data-id=\"782481a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dd1bd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6dd1bd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History of Dental Care and Dental Volunteer Opportunities Through IMR<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-259bba6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"259bba6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Shauna King, IMR president and founder<\/em><\/p><p>I grew up in my father&#8217;s dental office. Once I got older, I spent my summers assisting chairside in the sterilization area. As a result, we well appreciate the value of a great dental clinic on our trips and strive to communicate the importance of good oral hygiene and dental care to our patients.<\/p><p>From the beginning, my goal for IMR was to provide three components in every clinic &#8211; medical, dental, and prevention\/education. The dental care we provide focuses primarily on two key objectives: short-term and long-term dental health.<\/p><p>The first objective involves meeting the greatest needs of our patients &#8211; relieving oral pain and infection from untreated dental caries. We perform examinations, consultations, and extractions; we treat abscesses; and we refer patients with suspected oral cancers to local medical providers.<\/p><p>Second, and equally important, involves the long-term sustainability of good oral health and hygiene practices. We do this by providing\u00a0 cleanings, fluoride treatments, and oral hygiene instruction.<\/p><p>Our goal is far greater than simply to treat acute dental needs today; it is to save teeth in the future by providing oral hygiene education and toothbrushes to our patients, along with helping to educate local dental students whenever possible.<\/p><p>Sustainability is a key component of our dental care, and conducting community outreach to define the breakdown in dental health is important. We strive for our dental volunteers to educate patients on the root cause of disease in caries, including poor nutrition, access to refined sugars, hydrating with sugary soda drinks, lack of fluoride, and poor hygiene habits. Some rural communities we visit use soda drinks as a means of hydration or sugar treats to pacify children. These lead to early tooth decay that often becomes unrecoverable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef60bd4 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ef60bd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/internationalmedicalrelief.org\/missions\/?_sf_s=Guatemala\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See Upcoming Dental Mission Trips<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7caf528 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7caf528\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d20893a\" data-id=\"d20893a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b4e8a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b4e8a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Working Internationally at the Local Level<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8958c9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8958c9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the most part, our patients have never seen a dentist; we often see patients at our clinics with dental care as their primary concern. Caries have pitted out their teeth and they need extractions.<\/p><p>We have also seen some fairly serious cases over the years where impacted teeth have affected a patient\u2019s overall health and well-being. Once we saw a small boy in Kenya whose lower teeth were growing down rather than up causing them to break the skin underneath his chin.<\/p><p>Every case is different, but when the oral health is so severely compromised, often the only way to improve overall health is through removing the caries causing infection by removing the teeth.<\/p><p>Dntal volunteers typically provide four days of treatment during a week-long clinic. Dentists see an average of 20-40 patients per day depending on the severity of the cases, the length of time needed with each patient, and the number of extractions per patient. If we have the opportunity to work in conjunction with a local dental school, we may be able to easily treat several hundred patients in just a few days.<\/p><p>We always seek out local international dentists on our trips. They travel with us to the remote villages and assist with our clinics, working alongside our dentists. Often there is mutual learning and sharing involved. Our dentists learn the local techniques for teeth brushing and tongue cleaning while they demonstrate advanced techniques to the local dentists.<\/p><p>Because IMR clinics return to the same villages year after year, our goal is to provide enough education about home care that we work ourselves out of a job in every community we work in. We have successfully been able to move out of certain village and into new ones.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f1b34a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7f1b34a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/internationalmedicalrelief.org\/missions\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See Upcoming Dental Mission Trips<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d90360 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d90360\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-629472a\" data-id=\"629472a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c43c385 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c43c385\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dental Volunteer Opportunities on Mission Trips with IMR<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79a4b5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79a4b5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Volunteering on a dental mission trip with IMR can be a life-changing experience. Some dentists go with us right before they retire as a bucket-list accomplishment; others have gone on many trips with us. We have some volunteers that make an IMR trip an annual event and bring their office staff or family along for the experience \u2013 everyone who goes on an IMR trip has a valuable role to play whether he or she is a medical or dental professional or not. Nonmedical volunteers are critical to our clinic operations.<\/p><p>To volunteer as a dentist, one must have an active license. We also require malpractice insurance, and we have resources that can help with easily obtaining a short-term policy. Many retired dentists have volunteered with us by working with patients with their oral health and hygiene, providing fluoride treatments, and helping practicing dentists, and an active license is not required. We have no requirements for maximum or minimum number of dental volunteers per trip \u2013 even one dentist of hygienist on a trip can make a big difference in the lives of our patients.<\/p><p>In addition to providing the overall trip cost, which varies depending on the destination, volunteers need a passport (sometimes a visa), vaccinations based on the destination, and money for souvenirs. Dentists can bring their own instruments or rent a kit from us at a nominal fee that offsets the cost of the instruments.<\/p><p>For student volunteers, learning from a preceptor in the field and getting hands-on patient care and interaction is invaluable. These experiences set them apart on their resumes. They also receive beneficial letters of recommendation from their mentors. Often, our student volunteers stay in touch for years with their dental mentors.<\/p><p>Volunteers work hard in clinic, but each of our trips includes some kind of vacation component that the volunteers look forward to. Depending on the location, we will typically take a day or two to go on a safari, visit a beach resort, or experience a country\u2019s history and culture. During some trips, our housing is in a resort hotel so every evening after clinic is like a mini vacation on its own. Even in the most rustic of locations, we find many ways for our volunteers to relax and have fun. Oftentimes, our volunteers will take the opportunity to extend their stay after clinic is over for an unforgettable international vacation.<\/p><p>For dental professionals who can\u2019t go on a trip but would still like to support our mission, there are many ways to help out. For example, donations of dental supplies are incredibly valuable to us. Dental offices may also choose to sponsor a student who is fundraising to go on a trip, making his or her efforts just a bit easier. Or you may sponsor oral health and hygiene education for an entire village to help improve the community\u2019s overall health.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95192c5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"95192c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/internationalmedicalrelief.org\/missions\/?_sf_s=Guatemala\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See Upcoming  Mission Trips<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2a1790 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"c2a1790\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d33047\" data-id=\"0d33047\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af2305d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af2305d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c1886f\" data-id=\"3c1886f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a945747 uael-heading-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-11742 elementor-widget-uael-advanced-heading\" data-id=\"a945747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-advanced-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-heading-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"uael-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-heading-text elementor-inline-editing uael-size--default\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">Join Us in Making a Difference.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e91da1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-11741 elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e91da1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You can join an IMR medical mission team or donate 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