Academy of LDS Dentists

June, 2010

Dr. Drew Cahoon will be visiting Uganda and Rwanda in Oct/Nov 2010 and again in Jan/Feb 2011.
October 3 – Nov 7, 2010 – Dr. Cahoon will be helping the dental schools in Uganda (Mulago Dental School) and in Rwanda (Kigali Health Institute – KHI) prepare for the courses that will be taught by members of the Academy as well as other guests in Jan. 2011.  He will also visit with each of the 33 PHDOs and Therapists (expanded duty Hygienists) in Uganda and Rwanda that he and other members of the Academy have trained over the past three years.  He will be ensuring that the program is working as it should and that these exceptional people are motivated to continue their Rotary Outreach Program that was initiated in Jan 2008.

 If members of the Academy are interested in assisting with this venture for two weeks in Oct. or Nov 2010, they will be treated to a service opportunity of a lifetime, help members of Uganda’s newly formed stake or Rwanda’s new branch in Kigali, as well as a taking a breathtaking 3-day photography safari in one of East Africa’s National Parks.  Call Drew at 406 260-6518 or email at dgcahoon@gmail.com

January 17 – February 25, 2011 – Dr. Cahoon will lead a delegation of Academy dentists for a very similar experience as described for October but this project will focus on courses being taught at Mulago Dental School and Kigali Health Institute.  We will be accompanied by Jeremy Pryer, an equipment tech from Victoria BC, who will train local techs and ensure that all equipment is working well.  If you are interested in a two or three week service opportunity to help out with the courses, provide dental treatment for Members and missionaries, or work with Ugandan dental professionals in their Outreach programs to primary schools (plus have a cultural and safari experience of a lifetime) please call Drew at 406 360-6518 or email at dgcahoon@gmail.com.

(Note from Dr. Cahoon: I have treated the two projects as one because I move back and forth between them.  I give the dates that I am there and then if there is interest from members of the Academy I try to tailor things so that they can have the best service experience possible within the framework of what I am doing there.  That way they have the greatest flexibility.)