Healing Hands, Pro-Health International, and Vom Christian Hospital collaborated to run an abandoned dental clinic in Vom Christian Hospital. Healing Hands provided supplies, Pro-Health International provided personnel, and Vom Christian Hospital provided the facility. Since starting work on May 30, 2012, they have seen 12 patients and performed 18 total procedures, including 9 extractions, 2 scaling and polishings, 2 surgical repairs of tissues, 1 tooth splinting, and 1 maxillo-mandibular fixation. Pictures show various dental procedures being performed at the clinic.
2. A report on the collaboration of Healing Hands , Pro-Health International and
Vom Christian Hospital for the running of the abandoned dental clinic
In Vom Christian Hospital. Healing Hands provided supplies,
Pro-Health International provided personnel And Vom Christian Hospital
provided the facility.
Work started on may 30, 2012 and has been ongoing.
Below are the statistics of our activities
Total number of patients seen so far -----------12
Total number of extractions------------------------9
Total number of scaling and polishing------------2
Surgical repair of tissues-----------------------------2
Tooth splinting------------------------------------------1
Maxillo-mandibular fixation-------------------------1
Temporary dressing------------------------------------1
Others-----------------------------------------------------2
Total number of procedures-----------------------18
The pages below presents pictorial depiction of our activities so far.
4. Pictures of procedures done
An 8 year old child with mild crowding and
palatally displaced and rotated lateral upper incisor
An interceptive procedure being carried out
5. Surgical procedures
A motor vehicle accident patient who presented
with lacerated dorsal surface of the tongue
Picture showing lacerated
Tongue before treatment
Picture showing Tongue
after treatment