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Chiquimula, Guatemala

Since 1998, dentists have been working with the Hirsche Smiles Foundation providing dental care to rural isolated Chorti Indian villages throughout the mountains of Western Guatemala. Utilizing 4-wheel drive vehicles, teams of dentists, assistants, and other humanitarian workers set up portable chairs and dental units in rural schools and provide primary surgical and restorative care to first the children and then adults in the region. We work in conjunction with a local dentist from Chiquimula and local Chorti Indian support organizations.

Trips are in January/February and again in the fall of each year. Spanish language skills are helpful, but not mandatory. Trips are 7-10 days, cost about $1200, and are incredibly rewarding in terms of the people you are with, both patients and providers.

Contact:
Hirsche Smiles Foundation (www.HirscheSmiles.org)

Ms. Kathy Ross
Spanish Fork, Utah
kathydross@hotmail.com
801 798 0374

Dr. Rich Call
Westminster, CO
call_rich@msn.com
303 469-8030