The kids of Pan de Vida are being blessed with dental care! In the past, due to lack of finances, the only times that anyone here went to the dentist was if they were having evident problems, inflammation or pain. Recently we had a dentist offer his services free of charge to evaluate and start treating all of the kids to a healthier mouth. Now 2 days a week, and little by little everyone gets to the dentist. Usually 4-5 kids go each time and almost all of them require several visits to repair most of the problems that have developed. The wait can be anywhere from 3-5 hours depending on what treatment is being given and with so many children, with so many dental problems, the list to the dentist office keeps getting longer. So in addition to the 2 weekly appointments, a Mobile Dental Van from Cuauhtemoc, a local University, comes to Pan de Vida to help expedite the process. Most of dentists are graduates while some are students of the University that come as a part of their training to help. This makes it so much easier because there isn't the issue of transportation, juggling volunteers schedules and having kids in a waiting room being restless for several hours. Also the kids are learning more about the importance of dental hygiene. It is a true blessing for the kids to receive this gift and lesson.
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