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Used Dental Equipment Is Creating Smiles in Honduras
 Dental
equipment is still being gathered to outfit dental clinics in Honduras,
and Mr. David Sheets, a Utah businessman, is coordinating this herculean
effort. The latest equipment drive was on October 27, 2004. Dentists from
the Academy and other volunteers helped to move dental equipment from
dentists’ offices to a donated warehouse where it awaits shipment
to Honduras.
The equipment gathered in October is just the latest in a long list of
dental humanitarian service efforts in which Mr. Sheets and his many volunteer
friends have been involved. In the past year and a half, his group of
volunteers, together with dentists of the Academy of LDS Dentists, worked
diligently to gather the dental equipment and building materials needed
to install 15 operatories in a new residency clinic in the dental school
in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The clinic opened in May 2004, with tremendous
enthusiasm shown by students and faculty. Many Honduran government and
university dignitaries attended the inauguration, which received national
media coverage. The clinic is considered to be one of the finest in all
of Central America, and competition is keen among students to be selected
to do their residency there.
During the May 2004 trip, a dental operatory was also donated and installed
at an orphanage/school that serves 1,100 children. The dentist at the
orphanage is thrilled to have modern, reliable equipment to provide much-needed
dental care to the children.
There is more work to be done, though, and plans are being made to establish
postgraduate clinic and another residency clinic at a children’s
cancer clinic not far from the dental school in Tegucigalpa. This clinic
will provide vital care to children afflicted with cancer.
In addition to gathering equipment and supplies, and coordinating the
opening of clinics, Mr. Sheets’ group has also been very active
in assisting orphanages by donating food, toys, and clothing. Medical
equipment and supplies have also been shipped to an impoverished hospital
and an LDS chapel has been refurbished. Mr. Sheets noted that young Honduran
members who would like to serve a mission often find it difficult if not
impossible to afford the cost of clothing and dental care to prepare for
a mission. This year alone, the group has collected and distributed nearly
three tons of missionary clothing and assisted through the dental program
many prospective and full-time missionaries with their dental needs.
Those interested in donating dental equipment may contact:
Dr. Bruce Whiting
Home: (307) 789-2301
Cell: (307) 349-0460
bruce@whitings.org
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