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398 Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery Dental Missions with Mary Jensen, RDH

398 Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery Dental Missions with Mary Jensen, RDH

A Tale of Two Hygienists Podcast · Andrew Johnston

August 30, 202339m 27s

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Show Notes

Mary Jensen, RDH has been taking annual dental/medical mission trips to places around the world for quite some time. In this episode she tells us about her recent trip to Vietnam. In this episode we discuss:

  • The mission of Alliance for Smiles
  • Cleft lip and palate surgery
  • How they screen their patients for surgery
  • Who is eligible for treatment
  • What the sterilization system looks like
  • What other countries Mary has been to with this group
  • How much it costs
  • How long a volunteer needs to take off of work

Resources:

https://www.allianceforsmiles.org/ [email protected]