UMD Global Dental Brigades: Honduras 2020 Trip
The University of Maryland Dental Brigades is a nonprofit student led organization. We will travel to Honduras in January 2020 to provide dental aid to underprivileged families and provide access to clean water.

The tentative dates for our brigades trip is 1/9/20 to 1/16/20 (the dates will ultimately be decided when we figure out the most affordable plane tickets for everyone).

This is truly an opportunity of a lifetime and will make you a unique pre-dental student. You will get the chance to meet other pre-dental students from UMD, spend a week shadowing/assisting dentists, build water wells for clean water,  experience a new culture, and best of all, you will play a role in changing the lives of hundreds of people and serving the community.

You will not only to be able to shadow and assist dentists first-hand, but also be able to see dentistry practiced in a setting where oral health care is lacking. In one week during the winter of 2019, the dentists served 350 patients in the community of Los Hatillos and performed 381 fillings and 198 extractions. On average, there was more than one filling and almost one extraction done per patient. This is an excellent chance to witness dentistry practiced where it is most needed yet most sparse, and our members come back with a more holistic view on the importance of dentistry and oral health.

DEADLINE: September 13, 2019 @ 11:59 pm

Each student will be expected to contribute $790 + flight costs. Last year, the donation amount was $1,526 for the entire trip. The donation amount should be very similar to last year. Money will need to be donated in three installations:
$250 initial donation by October 4, 2019
Second donation by November 2nd, 2019
Final donation required before December 20th, 2019

If you have any other questions, feel free to message us at umdglobaldentalbrigades@gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Enjoy the rest of your summer!!!

Presidents: Mifrah Baqai and Alyssa Yi
VP of Organization: Madelyn Lovett & Lydia Park
VP of Dental: Madelyn Owen & Jennifer Flores
VP of Fundraising: Andrea Bonavente & Pooja Swaminathan
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1. First Name *
Last Name *
2. Phone Number *
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3. E-mail Address *
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4. Major *
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5. Graduation Year *
6. Gender *
7. What is your level of Spanish proficiency? *
8. If chosen to go on this trip, are you willing to become TIPS certified? *
We may plan on doing concessions as a way to fundraise, and this requires members to take a 4 hour training course to become certified.
If chosen to go on this trip, are you able to attend at least 3 fundraisers over the fall semester? (A minimum of 3 fundraiser attendances are required to go on the brigades).   *
Are you interested in doing volunteer/community service with our partnered dental club, Miles for Smiles, over the school year? *
9. Please briefly describe any extracurricular activities that you are involved in, on or off campus. *
10. Please explain why you want to pursue/interested in dentistry. *
11. What do you think you can contribute to Global Dental Brigades, and to this trip? *
12. We will be working with young children in Honduras. How would you go about making a child feel more comfortable while being given dental care? *
13. Fun fact about yourself: *
14. Please indicate that by submitting this application, you understand the responsibilities of going on a brigade trip. *
Brigaders are expected to attend all mandatory meetings, help fundraise/collect dental supplies, and meet all travel requirements (vaccines, passport, etc.)
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