![\"DSC_0505](\"https:\/\/blogg.mah.se\/mfs\/files\/2015\/08\/DSC_0505-2.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nDr Berna G\u00f6cebe giving us info about the schedule.<\/em><\/p>\n A lecture held by Prof Turksel Dulgergil.<\/em><\/p>\n The third day we went together to a village called Turkoglu Uzuns\u00f6gut. When we arrived the majority of the people was already gathered from the village and we were warmly welcomed with smiles. When we stepped off the bus we were surrounded by happy children who had been waiting patiently for us\u00a0in the warm weather, and they helped us to prepare and set up chairs, tables, etc.<\/p>\n Arriving\u00a0at the village. With mobile dental unit and tools\u00a0we are ready.<\/em><\/p>\n Prof Turksel\u00a0deals with the first patient.<\/em><\/p>\n My mates gave oral hygiene instructions to the Children.<\/em><\/p>\n Knee-to-knee with parent to treat the Child (fluoride varnish application).<\/em><\/p>\n Inside of the mobile dental unit where some treatments can be performed.<\/em><\/p>\n The atmosphere was filled with energy and joy. We were divided into small Groups\u00a0and each group\u00a0would be in charge of different tasks (examination, fluoride varnish etc). At the end of the day, the clinical examination, fluoride varnish, treatment was performed and all mother-child pairs received dental kits. In addition to this they were given the disease info and oral hygiene instructions. The total number of dhildren examined was 450.<\/p>\n It was a tough day\u00a0in 40 degree heat and work under the sun, but it was extremely instructive\u00a0and\u00a0the experience was wonderful. Helping children and mothers and making them aware of their oral health was worth all the sweat.<\/p>\n At the end of the day…wonderful feelings have been shared.<\/em><\/p>\n The fourth day of the week, we went to Syrian Refugees Camp. We got on the bus and we\u00a0were charged of energy and joy to meet everyone and see how they truly have it.\u00a0 When we arrived after a few hours bus trip, we saw that all of the\u00a0children were waiting for us. It\u00a0made me so happy to see.\u00a0When we got off the bus the Children\u00a0ran over,\u00a0with hugs and kisses and with the joy in their eyes and smile and dragged us to their other friends. This\u00a0increased my energy and made me genuinely happy to see. After having spent a wonderful time with the\u00a0children out there, we had to start working. We were split up\u00a0in different groups\u00a0and each group was responsible for different tasks. At the end of the day we had received 1000 Children. I left the place with joy, knowing I did all I could.<\/p>\n The never ending queue.<\/em><\/p>\n A Picture says a thousand Words.<\/em><\/p>\n Giving them oral hygiene instructions and dental kits. It was so fun to see how willing they are to learn. All we need is tooth brush and education\u00a0to maintain a better oral healh.<\/em><\/p>\n While clinically examining the Children.<\/em><\/p>\n I looked forward to the fifth day because we would meet children with mental and physicial disabilities and children from 1-6 years of age. We performed the same tasks as the previous days, but the application was\u00a0different\u00a0on the handicapped children. It\u00a0was particularly challenging\u00a0especially because\u00a0some children could not sit still, some were scared, some were susceptible when we came near their mouth region and some of them wanted so much attention and love which made me so happy to experience.\u00a0Being around them felt different because they radiated special energy and love was seen in their eyes. It was a special experience and I would love to do it again.<\/p>\n We\u00a0have Power in our hands to do something…and we gotta use it.<\/em><\/p>\n Children with disibilities are dependent on someone for the rest of their lives. We have to help them in one way\u00a0or\u00a0another and create opportunities for them, just like we have.<\/em><\/p>\n After some hours, we\u00a0had\u00a0to go\u00a0to the health care center where we met mothers with\u00a0children between 1-6 years. We made clinical examination and we applied fluoride varnish for the children. It was\u00a0such a\u00a0wonderful day.<\/p>\n The sixth day was an exciting day for me because I have never visited geriatric care. The day was scheduled to meet\u00a0elderly adults\u00a0and to treat them. When we arrived, we sat together with the elderly adults to get to know them. After a nice moment of life stories and funny jokes together with them we began to examine and treat them. Some needed scaling, some\u00a0needed their\u00a0prosthesis to be checked etc.\u00a0We also gave\u00a0oral hygiene instructions and disease info and\u00a0distributed dental kits to them. We ended the day by going to Yesilg\u00f6z where we ate barbecued food surrounded of wonderful hills and a beautiful lake. Certificates were awarded with handmade jewelry box as a gift to each one of us.<\/p>\n Lets make difference in their lives.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n