Dental Health Information for Clients at Estrabillo Dental Group
Canadian Dental Association/L’Association Dentaire Canadienne
Southern Ontario Dental College
Global Smile International Haiti Dental Mission Trip 2009
In May 2009, Dr. Estrabillo and six other colleagues joined St. Margaret Mary Parish to volunteer their time and skills for a very remote mountainous area in Haiti. After five hours of trekking across 10 mountains by foot, motorcycle and mule, the team reached St. Gabriel Parish, Beau Sejour, Haiti. The team went into full swing the next day treating the villagers.
For many of the villagers Dr. Estrabillo is the first dentist they have ever seen. The villagers came as early as 4:00 AM, travelling for two hours with hopes of being seen and treated. At 7:30 AM, when the clinic started hundreds of people were already lined up. The dental clinic was simple, made of bare concrete with no dental equipment, no suctions, no hand pieces. The supplies that the team brought were the only supplies available.