Description

We have ample opportunities in our partner hospitals and clinics for practical work in general dentistry doing procedures such as scaling, extractions, fillings and root canals. A dental placement is a great way to gain experience in the dentistry abroad. Whether you are an aspiring dentist, still in school or a professional looking to spend some meaningful time volunteering abroad, working with our partner hospitals and clinics, we will find a role for you that is commensurate with your level of experience and interests.

Highlights

Dental healthcare access, such like visiting the dentist for cleaning every six months, is rare in most of the developing hospitals and clinics we partner with, particularly due to lack of resources, which means that you will experience more complicated and advanced cases that you would in an elective placement in the developed world. In rural dental centers, patients will show up not for preventive care but for advanced intervention.

We also arrange dental outreach programs to rural communities particularly for visiting groups.

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Qualifications

Interns must be pre-med or medical students. Volunteers must be medical professionals.

Intern Types

• Health Sciences
• Medicine
• Dentistry

Languages

• English

Subject Areas

• Dentistry
• Health Sciences
• Internship Programs

Cost in US$:

1,950 for 4 weeks in Kenya: 2,400 for 4 weeks in Tanzania, Arusha

Cost Includes:

• Housing
• Food
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support

Program Fees Include:

- Organizing your trip and pre-departure support
- Organizing airport pick-up
- Orientation
- Accommodation
- Food
- Support network
- Visa advisory

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

• Community Health
• Dental Volunteering
• Health
• Health Care
• Health Education
• Medicine

Age Range

18 and above

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Apartment/Flat
• Group living
• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups of 4-10

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Resume
• Other
• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home

Elective Africa's Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide and offer opportunities for both students and international volunteers to interact in development and educational programs thus enabling them to gain experience and build their capacities for their lives and that of future generations.

Year Founded

2000