2009 Dental / Medical Expedition to Nubra Valley, Ladakh

Date August 15, 2009

Dr. Elliott’s team arrived in Nubra Valley and after a greeting by most of the community, immediately set up a fully operational dental clinic in the dining hall of Lamdon School in the main village of Disket. In addition, several other classrooms were utilized for private clinics specializing in eye care, general medical conditions as well as gynecological exams and screening.

2009 team

The 2009 team
Myra Elliott  Hooi Hwa Tan  Chao Shu Yao
Yang Chua    Christopher Chin  Paul Wong
Ethan Lim  MeiYing Wang  Sharon Chin
Hwee Leng  Pua WanYi Lim   Clare Elliott
Marcus Ang  AiDing Chan Kah  Chuan AEong

After a week of public announcements of the upcoming dental/medical clinic that were broadcast over All India Radio, there were hundreds of local people already lined up for a wide variety of ailments and treatment requests. Over the course of 5 very productive days, the team treated over 1,600 patients and distributed several thousand prescriptions, glasses and toothbrush kits free of charge.

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