2009 Dental / Medical Expedition to Nubra Valley, Ladakh
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.
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 AEongAfter 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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September 13th, 2009 at 7:36 am
This reminds when we went to indonesia when i was still working for Dr. Elliott , she is the nicest person i ever met and it’s always a pleasure working with her.
September 14th, 2009 at 1:28 am
I am a dentist in the UK and have enjoyed reading details of the expeditions. I have been a volunteer in India, a long time ago, and recently to remote areas of Honduras, mostly extracting teeth, and supervising fluoride applications.
I am looking for a new venture and location and would be keen to know if you have any opportunities for 2010 and if I am the kind of volunteer you are looking for.
I look forward to hearing from you
Sue Prentice