Mission to Laos seeks dentist volunteer

Huntington Beach, Calif.鈥擶omen for World Health seeks a dentist to join a multi-specialty medical mission to Laos Sept. 12-25.

Volunteer health professionals will provide ophthalmology, dentistry and ear, nose and throat services for the poor in remote regions of Laos. The dentist will work side by side with his or her Lao counterparts during the mission.

Women for World Health will pay for the dentist’s international airfare from a major U.S. city to Vientiane and he or she will be responsible for all other expenses, including ground transportation, hotel and meals. The volunteer will also be asked to collect supplies that will be needed on-site for extractions and restorations.

Women for World Health is an organization run by women but not limited to women’s issues, and works in poor countries to improve the lives of people through medical and educational assistance.

The non-profit, non-religious and non-political organization evaluates and identifies community health care needs in the U.S. and in developing nations and provides support through volunteer medical missions.

Women for World Health conducts medical missions in the U.S. and abroad. For more information on the organization or to access an online volunteer information form, log on to www.womenforworldhealth.org聽or e-mail Denise Cucurny, president, at denise@womenforworldhealth.org.

To learn about other international volunteer opportunities, contact the ADA Division of Global Affairs at 1-312-440-2726 or international@ada.org.