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Dentistry Electives, Volunteer and Study Abroad
Location: Kenya: Mombasa, Nairobi, Rural
Term: Throughout the year
Program Duration: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: Please visit our website for details
Elective Africa
30 Lockwood Dr. Princeton, New Jersey 08540 United States
Call Us
Phone: 1 609 643 0188
Fax: 1 609 228 5821
Description
We have ample opportunities in our partner hospitals and clinics for practical work in general dentistry doing procedures such as scaling, extractions, fillings and root canals. A dental placement is a great way to gain experience in the dentistry abroad. Whether you are an aspiring dentist, still in school or a professional looking to spend some meaningful time volunteering abroad, working with our partner hospitals and clinics, we will find a role for you that is commensurate with your level of experience and interests.
Highlights
Dental healthcare access, such like visiting the dentist for cleaning every six months, is rare in most of the developing hospitals and clinics we partner with, particularly due to lack of resources, which means that you will experience more complicated and advanced cases that you would in an elective placement in the developed world. In rural dental centers, patients will show up not for preventive care but for advanced intervention.
We also arrange dental outreach programs to rural communities particularly for visiting groups.
Degree Level
Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)
Qualifications
Interns must be pre-med or medical students. Volunteers must be medical professionals.
Intern Types
- Health Sciences
- Medicine
- Dentistry
Languages
- English
Cost in US$:
1,950 for 4 weeks in Kenya: 2,400 for 4 weeks in Tanzania, Arusha
Cost Include Description:
- Organizing your trip and pre-departure support
- Organizing airport pick-up
- Orientation
- Accommodation
- Food
- Support network
- Visa advisory
Credit Available
no
Volunteer Types
- community health
- health
- health care
- health education
- medicine
- dental volunteering
Age Range
18 and aboveThis Program is open to
Worldwide Participant.
Typical Living Arrangements
- Apartment/Flat
- Group living
- Home-stays
Participants Travel to Kenya
Independently or in Groups
Application Process Involves
- Letters of Reference
- Transcript
- Resume
- Other
- Online Application plus Application Assessment
Post Services Include
- Alumni Network
- Re-Entry Debriefing at Home
Elective Africa's Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide and offer opportunities for both students and international volunteers to interact in development and educational programs thus enabling them to gain experience and build their capacities for their lives and that of future generations.
Year Founded
2000
