cosmetic dentistry - beauty & science

I 35 special report _ aid project in Tanzania I cosmeticdentistry 3_2012 itself is a soundly constructed, modern building with solid cemented foundations and a solid roof. Some preparation has even been done for water and electricity supply. Obtaining a perma- nent water supply and electricity using genera- torsisoneofthegoalsforitsfuturedevelopment. Behind the clinic, there are some small buildings for staff, doctors and nurses that can be used in future as well. Yet another advantage of the Ololosokwan clinic is that there is a clinic doctor. Dr Obed Lasseroi was engaged by &Beyond, thereby se- curingconstantmedicalsupervisionofthevillage and the clinic in the future. Owing to his very kind character, his competency in English and all the local languages, and his interest in the develop- ment of other medical offerings for interdiscipli- narymedicalworkattheclinic,hemadethisplace even more valuable for our project. The Ololosok- wan clinic offered us an important and solid base for our project, with the local support of Klein’s Camp in terms of accommodation and transport. We even established a good relationship with the local head medical officer of the Serengeti, Dr Bakari Salum. He agreed to support our project and requested an appointment at his govern- mental office in Wasso during our expected first stay in Ololosokwan between 23 December 2011 and 2 January 2012. It took us more than one year to return to the Ololosokwanclinic.Thepreparationshadtakenus longerthanexpectedbecauseofthenewhygienic standards we had had to implement in our clinic in Germany the previous summer. Preparations before the trip to Tanzania were focused on three major material groups: _dental equipment and instruments, which we bought at action medeor Germany to give as a donation to the Ololosokwan clinic; _medicines, which we bought from medeor Tanzania and from Tanzania Pharmaceutical Industries in Arusha, also as a donation for the Ololosokwan clinic; and _all the dental and medical equipment—all spe- cialist equipment for mobile dental treatment— from our clinic, which we took to Tanzania and back. The major equipment included the mobile Trans’care Max dental unit (Acteon), the mobile Mini LED light (Acteon), the mobile DX3000 X-ray