Healthy Teeth:
A project to see disabled children in Uganda have healthy teeth.
Partners: Home of Hope, Dentists at the Derrick and Emily Medical Center in Kainogogoa, Uganda; Dentists in NZ, other contributors
Summary: 90+ disabled children and young adults live at Home of Hope, and around 80 families with a disabled child live in surrounding villages who attend a weekly drop in therapy and counselling clinic. We want to offer dental care and oral hygiene support to these disabled children and young adults.
Resource:
NZ$290 per month for a dentist to work one day a week providing dental care for disabled children and young adults.
NZ$200 per month for teeth care supplies and medications for dental treatment.