NASDAD believes in dental missions so we felt it important to make you aware of various mission opportunities. If you are interested in one of the trips, please contact the organization directly!! NASDAD is not part of the planning or execution of the trips. We simply want a place for you to find out about organizations who need dental professionals to volunteer!

If you have an opportunity you would like included on this page, please download, complete, and return the Service Opportunity Form via email to nasdad@llu.edu.    

Name of Organization	Maasai Development Project	MissionServ International	Loma Linda University School of Dentistry	People of Peru Project
Location of service	Maasailand - Kenya, East Africa	Brazil	Varies	Iquitos and Cusco, Peru
Date of trip	March 11-12, 2009 July 8-22, 2009 Sept 2-16, 2009	Several times per year	During school breaks: Typically in September, December, March, June/July	We host groups year round
Length of Trip	approx 2 wks	8-12 days	4-14 days	1-2 weeks
Approximate cost?	$1350 + round trip ticket	Approx, $1600-1850, depending on travel season and cost of RT air travel.	Depends on location of trip, etc	$1,800
Included in cost? If not, how much?	Lodging, food, transport, visit to Elephant Orphanage, Giraffe Feeding Center, Game drives every day while in the Maasai Mara National Park, Park entrance fee, Trip to Nairobi for shopping, Visit to Maasai villages and homes, Worship in a Maasai Church on Sabbath, $100 of what each person pays goes for medicine (visa is not included) overland vehicles	Air, lodging, and ground transportation. Room/Board costs are about $400-550 USD	Varies	Airfare, room and board and all ground and river transportation
Transportation?	overland vehicles	See above	Varies	See above
Housing?	hotel, camping, and guesthouses	See above	Varies	See above
Food?	vegetarian meals are served	See above	Varies	See above
Visa/fees?	$50	Not included. Approx $ 130	Varies	None
Dental instruments or equipment provided?	what has been donated is available, sometimes we rent or borrow. We are very remote - there is not electricity and we have to carry our own water.  Some clinics might be done under a tree or out on a porch. Often they are in a church a school room.	Some	Most instruments, equipment, and disposables are supplied	We have all the hand tools for extractions, lights, portable chairs
Established dental clinic?	no - but would like to build one onto the hostel we are going to be building	Yes, for the most part	Sometimes	Yes, in that we have been doing this a long time but we work in the poor communities in our area.
Insurance provided for volunteer?	yes - through Risk Management	No, volunteers provide their own insurance	Yes	Through Risk Managment
What type of dentistry is needed (will be done)?	most of what can be done - is pulling teeth, some cleaning would be possible	Varies according to location	Lead a trip of dental students, mentor, supervise, etc	Extractions by the hundreds but we have had dental groups bring portable units for restoration work also
Documents required for approval to treat patients?	Maasai Development takes care of everything - all we need is a copy of your license and diploma	Valid visa and US Dentistry Degree	Valid US dental license. Contact us for more details.	Active dental license
What is required for a dental or dental hygiene student to treat patients?		Dental students can practice under under professional supervision.	These trips ARE NOT open to students!
Population being served?	Maasai Tribe - depending on how many dentist are come we could see 300+ pt in about 6 days of clinic	Varied, some urban and some rural	Depends on location of trip, always an underserved group!	500,000
Deadline for registration?	We only take 25 people - application and $50 deposit needs to be in to be assured a place	Varies according to location and type of mission	At least 3 months prior to trip	None
Contact name	Kim DeWitt	Dirci B. Marquart	Marva Kelly	Paul Opp
Contact address	1874 E Six Mile Creek Rd, Owosso, MI 48867 USA	7140 English Muffin Way, Frederick, MD 21704 USA	LLUSD, room 5508, Loma Linda, CA 92350	Iquitos, Peru
Contact telephone	(989)743-1083	240.315.2112	909-558-7279	Idaho Office 208-459-8252
Contact email	letmeshine4him@yahoo.com	dirci@missionserv.org	magkelly@llu.edu	U4Peru@aol.com
Website	www.4mdp.org	Missionserv.org	Not applicable	www.PeopleofPeru.org
Additional Information
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Name of Organization	The Quiet Hour	CYE - Cruise with a Mission	Christ for Congo
Location of Service	Various places	Cruise Ship - Departs Florida to the Carribean	Lukanga, Adventist University, DR Congo
Date of trip	Solomon Islands - Setpember 17 to October 5, 2008 Papua New Guinea - October 3 to 18, 2008 Honduras - March 15 to 23, 2009 and March 19 to 29, 2009 Peru (Cusco) - May 22 to June 6, 2009 Jamaica - November 6 to 21, 2009 Fiji - July 2009 (specific dates are still being set)	December 14-21, 2008	July 11-25 (excluding the travel time)
Length of trip	2 weeks (includes 3 weekends)	7 days	3 weeks
Approximate cost	Airfare, food, and lodging	$1000+	$4500
Included in cost? If not, how much?	They also pay for their own food and lodging, but the accommodations are arranged by The Quiet Hour, Each team member books their own flights.	Cruise, mission costs, food, program, seminars, etc	Round-trip air tickets, board and lodging, visas, vaccination shot, ground transportation, national park tour
Transportation?	Airfares can range from $500 to $3100, depending on the country flying into.		Varies
Housing?	Estimated amount is about $5 to $10 per day, depending on the country.		Varies
Food?	Estimated amount is about $35 to $250, depending on the country.		Varies
Visa/fees?			Varies
Dental instruments or equipment provided?	The Quiet Hour just recently purchase a new mobile dental unit and generator.  The other dental equipment and supplies are either brought by the dentists.	Limited tools available	Limited
Established dental clinic?	Most dental clinics are set up in make shift locations	No	Under construction, but not certain to have it complete before trip
Insurance provided for volunteer?	Yes	Not required	Individually purchased at InsureMyTrip.com
What type of dentistry is needed (will be done)?	Varies, based on what the dentist can provide	In Belize City, mostly cleanings and education; in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala extractions as well	Both extractions and dental hygiene work
Documents required for approval to treat patients?	A copy of current licenses and certifications	Belize requires a copy of a diploma and current active license	Preferrably at least one year of dental or dental hygiene academic training. We must work directly with our local SDA conference health administration. Students must have professional supervision
What is required for a dental or dental hygiene student to treat patients?	Students can practice under professional supervision.		See above
Population being served?	80-250 per day	Indigent	Approximately 100,000 people from rural areas
Deadline for registration?	There is no deadline - as long as there is time to make travel arrangements.	ASAP; end of August is technically deadline for Belize to process permits, we may or may not be able to have them rush approvals	30 May 2009
Contact name	Charlene West	Japhet De Oliveira	Dr. Safary Wa-Mbaleka
Contact Address	Box 3000, Redlands, CA 92373	Andrews University, Centre for Youth Evangelism, S103, Berrien Springs, MI 49104	5413 Ashmeade Rd, Orlando, FL 32810
Contact telephone	1-800-900-9021	269 208 9024	(407)748-7651;(407)748-7652; (407)641-5060
Contact email	charlenew@thequiethour.org	japhet@andrews.edu	safaryw@Christ4Congo.org
Website	www.thequiethour.org	www.cruisewithamission.org	www.Christ4Congo.org
Additional info?		For more info download this attachment Cruise With A Mission