Medical Dental Community Groups
"Barefoot Preventive Medical-Dental Program"
Enabling 3rd World Countries
 WHY MDCG ?Most of the world lives very poorly, unlike those in
industrialized countries. They are lacking in the basic essentials : food, shelter and health care. Renewable resources have been addressed by other help groups , but health care have not been bought up to adequacy . Short term medical workers cannot sustain care , language / cultural barriers have blocked inroads in what is a growing health care problem in the 3rd world. |
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According to NCOHF web site: The #1 Childhood Disease in THE USA ( prob the world) More than 80% in the 3rd world, suffer with is - Pediatric Dental Disease !
ORAL HEALTH PROBLEMS that negatively impacts their ability to eat , sleep and learn. Discolored, decayed and abscessed teeth are painful and can result in severe psychological, social and economic consequences. Before the institution of preventive dentistry in the 1950s, USA had an even higher caries rate. So we know It's completely preventable with help from caring individuals like you .... it can be dealt with by low tech, minimally trained personnel and low amt of resources.
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