Alison writes:

Today is our last clinic day. In the 9 days we have been operating we have given out 800 toothbrushes and tubes of toothpaste. We have seen and treated 300 children from the local charity school, 500 from a large government school, together with 200 adults, some of whom have walked 2 hours up hill to reach us. We have been based in a classroom of a rural school high above Kabale.

The views are stunning.

I have been joined by 4 local Ugandan dentists, two of whom I’ve worked with on previous outreach projects. Boaz, their leader, was able to borrow and hire portable dental chairs, drills, and a compressor. Donors in UK supplied materials such as gloves , local anaesthetic , and filling materials, and our support team consisted of a local district nurse, my husband Ken, and 3 friends from the UK who are trustees of the school here, which is how this project was born.

The skill of the Ugandan dentists amazed me each day, as does the bravery of the tiny children, but we are all amazed and proud of how much we have accomplished . There probably won’t be another dental visit here, the area being far too remote for the local dentists to reach, without external financial support and I am nearing the end of my dental career now so this is probably my last working trip to Uganda, but we have certainly made a difference to this community.

Thank you so much to all who have contributed to and made a huge difference in this remote mountain community.