Answers to commonly asked questions, and some you never thought to ask, about what goes on in your mouth.
Bruce C. McArthur, DDS has been creating gorgeous, healthy smiles since 1982. His office is located in Lakewood, Colorado.
Perrito y Amigos
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Another long day! About the same number of patients… Did I mention the oral cancer case we saw? (I can’t remember if it was yesterday or today!) We also saw a young boy, maybe five or six, with an open cleft palate. We are going to send both of them to the “big city” for advanced treatment.
We used the puppet a lot today. It is “Perrito,” a puppy, but with a full set of human looking teeth. With a great big toothbrush it is a fun teaching tool. An added kick is that he will squirt water when you squeeze a hidden bulb- the kids loved that! Only one full day left! |
Perrito
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Cherryl y Perrito
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More Perrito
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Perrito y Amigos |
Third clinic day in Cascas
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More of the same today… We’ve seen about a hundred dental patients every day. Far fewer extractions this year compared to previous trips; could it be that we are catching up? Still lots of restorative work to be done. We’ve done many front teeth that are very dramatic, but so far I’ve only got pictures of one. We did see one patient who has what looks like oral cancer. We are going to pay for his trip to the “big city” to have dentists there diagnose and treat him. The eyeglasses are very popular! They are being dispensed upstairs by our medical team. I have heard of people leaving very excited, saying “I can read again!” so thank you to all of you who so generously donated 334 pair of glasses!! While I’m saying thank you – thanks so much for all the crayons and coloring books! You see them everywhere around the clinic. The kids love them. We will give out over 300 sets to the Cascas kids. I can’t believe we’ve completed 3 full clinic days! We have to pack up Friday afternoon, so we are slightly over halfway done. More news when I can get it out! |
Dental triage in front of clinic |
Before
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After … But his lip is still numb
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Coloring
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More coloring
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Making friends in Cascas
Brenda has a little amigo |
A local dentist helps out
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The coloring books are a big hit!
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Terry works on a dentist from Trujillo
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Our first day of clinic
| We did our first day of clinic today, Sunday. Things went pretty well! We had people lined up over an hour before we were scheduled to open! We saw 107 dental patients today, some for cleaning, some for extractions, and most for restorations (fillings). We had some Peruvian dentists who had traveled for hours to come help out, and that was really great. We opened the clinic about 8am and finished a little before 7pm. Then dinner, get up the hill about a mile to our hotel, and tonight we’re electing to go to bed early! This is pretty much what our days look like! |
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Cooking the instruments |
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Hygiene patient |
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Waiting their turn |
Afternoon excursion |
Singing in the church
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