CRU Dental Mission September 2011 once again visits the children in prison; experiences mud slides in the vehicle after heavy rain; and hundreds of patients are examined and pain relief and treatment offered. Thanks to volunteers and to Barbara Koffman who organised another successful mission.

Click here Dental DiarySep2011 for trip diary and photos

Earlier this year Barbara Koffman, CRU’s Dental Coordinator, lead a dental team to Uganda for a two-week mission to provide pain-relief clinics to those in desperate need of oral care. With Barbara went dentists, Eric and Michelle, Donnetta a dental
nurse and Liz a dental therapist. Rhona Marshall MBE, the founder of CRU, also went with them as Barbara’s prayer partner and friend.

To find out more about the trip read Barbara’s May-June 2011 Mission Diary

Erik Ahlbom of Port Erin Dental Surgery, Isle of Man, recently completed a two -and-a-half week tour of charitable work in Uganda.

Mr Ahlbom, 53, was part of a dental outreach team organised by CRU reaching people in remote areas that otherwise would get no treatment at all.

Click here to see the whole of this article.
(’reproduced by courtesy of Isle of Man Newspapers’)

Christian Relief Uganda Dental Ministry continues to grow with UK volunteers offering to help.

The dates for the forthcoming missions are:

May 26th 2011
Sept 1st 2011
Feb   2012  – date to be agreed

if you are interested in any of these missions please contact Barbara on bkoffmancru@hotmail.com or 07970163798

The following is a report by AMBROSE MATSIKA, Public Health Dental Officer,  Kyambogo University, Uganda for the CRU DENTAL MISSION held in November 2010 in Eastern Uganda.

Ambrose Report for CRU

To find out where CRU has held temporary pain relief clinics or has supported permanent dental clinics in Uganda click on the link.

Map Jan 2011

Read all about the CRU dental mission to Uganda in November 2010 through the eyes of team member Heidi Robinson.
Heidi’s Uganda Dental Mission Nov 2010

The following article appeared in the September 2010 issue of “Smile, The Dental Magazine”. It provides photos and extracts from Barbara’s diary of a dental trip earlier this year. You can visit the magazine’s website at www.smile-mag.com.

Click here to read the article  SMILE Sept10