free to smile foundation guatemala 2010 mission trip
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Free to Smile Foundation traveld to Guatemala in January of 2010 with 21 people from 6 states and 2 countries for the soul purpose of making a change in the lives of others. FTS is a non-profit foundation that performs free cleft lip & palate surgeries and provides free dental care to the impoverished children of the world.TRANSCRIPT
Guatemala Guatemala 20102010
Mission to Centro De Salud Mission to Centro De Salud BárbaraBárbara
January 16-21, 2010January 16-21, 2010
Caring for the forgotten Caring for the forgotten cleft childcleft child
The Free to Smile The Free to Smile Foundation is a non-profit Foundation is a non-profit humanitarian organization humanitarian organization that provides free cleft lip that provides free cleft lip and palate surgery and and palate surgery and dental care to the dental care to the impoverished children and impoverished children and adolescents throughout the adolescents throughout the world. It relies upon the world. It relies upon the generosity of individuals, generosity of individuals, companies and other non-companies and other non-profit organizations to profit organizations to sustain its enduring goal of sustain its enduring goal of doing whatever it takesdoing whatever it takes to to help make a change in the help make a change in the world.world.
•2 Maxillofacial Surgeons•1 General Surgeon•2 Anesthesiologists•2 CRNA’s•2 OR Nurses•2 PACU Nurses•2 Pre/Post Operative Nurses•1 Sterilization/Store Room•3 Translators•2 Administration•2 Videography/Photography•1 Local Coordinator•3 Local Translators•10 Local Staff Members
Medical Director: Dr. Byron HenryAdministrative Lead: Stacy Henry
Guatemala Guatemala 20102010
Centro De Salud BárbaraCentro De Salud BárbaraSan Juan Sacatepéquez, San Juan Sacatepéquez,
GuatemalaGuatemala
Centro De Salud Bárbara is a primary care and birthing center for local Guatemalans. The center host numerous mission teams throughout the year to perform Gynecologic, General Surgical, Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgical procedures. The clinic has 2 beautifully furnished Operating Rooms, a 4 bed PACU and 2 separate Wards for overnight care of the patients. The center host various Guatemalan and International medical students for rotations throughout the year.
Mission StatisticsMission Statistics
Maxillofacial Team Maxillofacial Team performed 20 Cleft Lip performed 20 Cleft Lip repairs, 7 Cleft Palate repairs, 7 Cleft Palate repairs, 1 Lingual repairs, 1 Lingual Frenectomy and 1 Frenectomy and 1 Dental extractionDental extraction
General Surgery Team General Surgery Team performed 24 Hernia performed 24 Hernia repairs and 3 Mass repairs and 3 Mass removalsremovals
A total of 56 patients A total of 56 patients were treatedwere treated
General Surgery General Surgery PatientsPatients
Before & After Before & After Cleft Lip RepairCleft Lip Repair
Before & After Cleft Before & After Cleft Lip RepairLip Repair
Before & After Cleft Before & After Cleft Lip RepairLip Repair
Before & After Cleft Before & After Cleft Lip RepairLip Repair
Before & After Cleft Before & After Cleft Lip RepairLip Repair
Thanks to our Thanks to our SponsorsSponsors
MAP InternationalMAP International Kidds FoundationKidds Foundation Patterson DentalPatterson Dental StraummanStraumman ZimmerZimmer Zimmerman, Boltz & Zimmerman, Boltz &
CompanyCompany Numerous Individual Numerous Individual
DonorsDonors
Guatemala Team 2010
Thank you for your continued support of Free to Smile Foundation
and the impoverished children of the world!
www.freetosmile.orgwww.freetosmile.org