Article courtesy of Critical Dental News, 1300SMILES
Read MoreThe January 2013 News Update
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Read MoreDentists cut teeth on overseas mission in remote PNG
To view the full article and watch a video of Nirooban Sivarajah and Zaid Wall click HERE. YOU might only be waiting a couple of weeks to see a dentist in Gladstone, but deep in the remote villages of Papua New Guinea, most people never see a dentist their whole life. In a nation of 6.25 [...]
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Family Man
For Dr Daryl Holmes, restoring smiles is a part of his life’s work, but even for the founder and Managing Director of 1300 SMILES, today was a memorable day. Today, Frank Meyer walked aboard the YWAM Medical Ship for treatment. Frank shared his story with Daryl. Due to the effects of chewing beetle nut for [...]
Read MoreSteamships Employees Receive Dental Care Onboard YWAM Medical Ship
A person’s first time to the dentist usually does not equate to 18 teeth extractions. But then again, there is rarely anything ‘usual’ about the work of YWAM Medical Ships Australia (MSA). With a fully functional dentistry clinic on board, and trained dentists ready to take all that Port Moresby’s locals could throw at them, [...]
Read MoreThe July 2012 News Update
Here is a look at what the YWAM Medical Ship has been up to over the past month. Open publication – Free publishing – More australia
Read MoreTownsville’s Medical Ship Achieves Long-Term Results in PNG
Townsville’s YWAM Medical Ship returned to Port Moresby on Saturday, 7 July, after completing three voyages of community development services in PNG’s Gulf Province. This is the third year the vessel has ventured to the Gulf region, and the team reported that they are beginning to see the results of a long term, sustainable health [...]
Read MorePiece of Wood Found in Young Girl’s Tooth
Clinics had been running for a few hours by the time a young girl from Wowobo village made her way onto a zodiac, bound for the ship. She was going to see the dentist because she had a pain in her tooth, but she almost had to be coerced to go, because it was her [...]
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