By Kohar Mardirossian Pelter and George Yacoubian Jr. | Project leaders
December 17, 2016
SOAR Dental Clinic in Gyumri receives the Formal Licensing from Ministry of Health and officially starts full operation and provides dental care to the children of Gyumri!
Submitted by Kohar Mardirossian Pelter and George S. Yacoubian, Jr.
"SOAR Dental Clinic" in Gyumri has started its operations since 2016 November, provisional 3 days per week. The primary beneficiaries of clinic are the children from Child care and protection institutions of the Community thus including (Our Lady Of Armenia Convent, Children Home of Gyumri, Nansen Boarding school, Thrchoonian Home, Gyumri Social Childcare Center, Boarding School N 1). Clinic is open also for the other vulnerable children coming from poor and needy families of the community.
Dental Clinic is providing consultation, filling, removal of tarter, treatment of caries in infiltration method, removal and treatment orthodontics and braces. So far overall 35 children have been provided services in clinic. Taking into consideration that State support of dental service is no longer free of charge for kids, the role of SOAR dental clinic in community is utmost important in providing primary care for keeping the children’s teeth healthy.
Few updates on clinic's preliminary steps and planning:
We have meet with the dentist in charge and nurse and discussed the further planning and operations of the clinic. The dental nurse has undergone orientation, training and practice with the dentist during 6 week period. She was also trained on how to work with sterilization equipments and all details relevant her responsibilities. Our dentist prepared separate bulletins per child. We also have developed a registration database and an appointment roster for every child.
Our initial statistics of the clinic services, the target population and the need for further and continued financial support:
a. In a week period 12-13 children can get dental services. (on average 50-52 in a month). During this period it became clear that children's dental problems are different. Malnourishment, poor social conditions, genetic factors affecting child development and stress can cause issues to regulate the development of teeth and bones. Each child may have more then 2, 3 teeth problems, dental and periodontal diseases.
b. The target beneficiaries of SOAR dental clinic are kids, but after a certain period it will also provide services for vulnerable older adults.
c. The funds will be used to obtain HQ teeth files, working equipment, teeth filling materials, disinfection solvents, root canals plumbing materials , fluorine-containing materials for regular care, prophylactic materials also for other administrative expenses if possible (utility costs, e.g winters are very cold in that district and the clinic needs proper heating)
Together we have achieved the impossible! A year ago, it was unheard of to be able to build a dental clinic in Gyumri and provide a much needed support for the poor. But we did it!!!
Now, we have the task at hand to fund the operational cost, supplies and salaries of the dentists and technicians who will work in Gyumri's dental clinic. We also are starting to plan for the construction of SOAR's second dental clinic in another region of Armenia with populations in desperate need for dental care.
No amount is too little to make a contribution to the project!!! We appreciate and welcome your support in any amount you are able to contribute towards fulfilling the full operation of the clinic as well as the building of a new one.
During this Holiday Season, we thank you for your continued support to alleviate the pain, suffering and poor dental health. Thank you all for providing this unparalleled gift for the orphaned children and Armenia’s needy and destitute at large. Please donate through GlobalGiving’s Dental Care for Orphans campaign!!!
Our warmest wishes for a joyous Holiday Season to you and yours!
By Kohar Mardirossian Pelter and Goerge Yacoubian Jr. | Project Leaders
By Kohar Mardirossian Pelter | Project Leaders
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