Description
The Armenian Dental Society of California has partnered with The Paros Foundation in order to help revive its mobile dental clinic and help bring dental care for poverty stricken communities in Armenia. Dental hygiene is commonly overlooked in many of these communities due to several reasons. Dental supplies and dental care are either very hard to find or too expensive for residents in these villages to afford.
To date, the Mobile Dental Clinic has served over 100,000 patients. Drs. Gary Kevorkian and Jack Bayramyan have taken the lead to help secure funding for the clinic. Sponsorship of this project will help raise the funds needed to keep the mobile clinic in operation. The clinic has two dentists, a nurse, a driver on staff who travel along with the mobile clinic and provide dental care for village residents. Dentists from the US have the opportunity to join the two local dentists on a volunteer basis. $2,500 will help keep the mobile clinic working for one month. Dental care provided by the mobile clinic will include basic child oral care and education, cleanings, fillings and other basic care.
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The Need
Dental supplies and dental clinics are very hard to find or too expensive for residents living in Armenia’s remote and/or poverty stricken villages. This can cause a lifetime of dental problems and oral disease. Residents living in these areas are in need of dental care in order to be able to prevent serious dental issues in the future.
Short Term Impact
Residents of remote and poverty stricken villages will be visited by the mobile dental clinic and receive basic dental care. In addition, two dentists from Armenia will be hired to work alongside volunteer dentists from the United States.
Long Term Impact
Residents of remote and poverty stricken villages will have a decreased chance of tooth decay and serious oral issues in their future.
Sponsors Benefits
Paros
Our Donors (74)
- Beatrice & Reymont Paul Foundation $800 Jan 15, 2019
- Mr. & Mrs. Joe & Mary Kellejian $50 Jan 6, 2019
- Ms. Taline Demirjian $100 Jan 6, 2019
- Mr. & Mrs. Vicken & Reyna Avedissian $15 Jan 6, 2019
- Ms. Jeanine Krikorian Ash $50 Jan 6, 2019
- St. James Armenian Church School $359 Jan 6, 2019
- Dr. & Mrs. Raffi & Hasmig Barsam $0 Dec 31, 2018
- Mr. & Mrs. Mark & Janis Seraydarian $100 Dec 29, 2018
- Ms. Lynn Bedrosian $50 Dec 15, 2018
- Dr. Daniel Garoian $700 Dec 15, 2018
- Ms. Seza Ouzounian $50 Dec 9, 2018
- Mr. & Mrs. Gary & Nina Turpanjian $2,500 Dec 2, 2018
Updates: Images & Information
Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Mobile Clinic has stopped operating. As soon as it is safe to resume, our staff will once again tackle their important mission and get back on the road.
The Mobile Clinic started out the year mid-February at the Mkhitar Sebastatsi Educational Complex in Sebastia-Malata and will be stationed at the complex until about mid-March.
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