Ghana
Support Dentists in Mobile Clinics
Volunteers support local and foreign health professionals as they provide pro-bono dental procedures and medications to patients in rural communities. Volunteers are able to observe and ask questions to licensed dentists as they perform preventative care, cleanings and extractions. Activities that volunteers are able to assist in include instrument sterilization, delivering post-op care instructions, and conducting children’s education workshops.
Dental Brigade –
8 Day Sample Schedule
To develop an understanding of the urgency of the community’s dental needs and to better organize the dental clinic, volunteers and dentists will first perform a dental screening in the community. Upon return, the volunteers will then pack medications and prepare supplies. For the majority of the Brigade, volunteers will then shadow dentists during mobile dental clinics, providing assistance to hundreds of community members. During each dental clinic, volunteers will shadow in the surgical station and assist in the intake station, cleaning station, post-op instructions station and education station.
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00am | Airport Pick up and Transport to Lodging Facility | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | |
| 7:00am | Transport to Community | Transport to Community | Transport to Community | Transport to Community | Transport to Community | Transport to Cultural Tour | Transport to Airport & Airline Check in | |
| 8:00am | ||||||||
| 9:00am | Tour of a Health Facility | Dental Clinic | Dental Clinic | Dental Clinic | Dental Clinic | Cultural Tour | ||
| 10:00am | ||||||||
| 11:00am | ||||||||
| 12:00pm | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | ||
| 1:00pm | Tour of a Health Facility | Dental Clinic | Dental Clinic | Dental Clinic | Dental Clinic | Cultural Tour | ||
| 2:00pm | ||||||||
| 3:00pm | Settle In | |||||||
| 4:00pm | Introduction to Brigade | Transport to Lodging Facility | Transport to Lodging Facility | Transport to Lodging Facility | Transport to Lodging Facility | Transport to Lodging Facility | Transport to Lodging Facility | |
| 5:00pm | ||||||||
| 6:00pm | Free Time | Free Time | Free Time | Free Time | Free Time | Free Time | ||
| 7:00pm | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | |
| 8:00pm | Medical Introduction | DI Tutorial & Reflection | Reflection & Data Import | Reflection & Data Import | Reflection & Data Import | Reflection | Final Reflection |
| Day 1 | |
|---|---|
| 6:00am | Airport Pick up and Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 7:00am | |
| 8:00am | |
| 9:00am | |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | |
| 1:00pm | |
| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | Settle In |
| 4:00pm | Introduction to Brigade |
| 5:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | Medical Introduction |
| Day 2 | |
|---|---|
| 6:00am | Breakfast |
| 7:00am | Transport to Community |
| 8:00am | |
| 9:00am | Tour of a Health Facility |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Tour of a Health Facility |
| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 5:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | Free Time |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | DI Tutorial & Reflection |
| Day 3 | |
|---|---|
| 6:00am | Breakfast |
| 7:00am | Transport to Community |
| 8:00am | |
| 9:00am | Medical Clinic at Health Facility |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Medical Clinic at Health Facility |
| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 5:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | Free Time |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | Reflection & Data Input |
| Day 4 | |
|---|---|
| 6:00am | Breakfast |
| 7:00am | Transport to Community |
| 8:00am | |
| 9:00am | Dental Clinic |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Dental Clinic |
| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 5:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | Free Time |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | Reflection & Data Input |
| Day 5 | |
|---|---|
| 6:00am | Breakfast |
| 7:00am | Transport to Community |
| 8:00am | |
| 9:00am | Dental Clinic |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Dental Clinic |
| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 5:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | Free Time |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | Reflection & Data Input |
| Day 6 | |
|---|---|
| 6:00am | Breakfast |
| 7:00am | Transport to Community |
| 8:00am | |
| 9:00am | Dental Clinic |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Dental Clinic |
| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 5:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | Free Time |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | Reflection |
| Day 7 | |
|---|---|
| 6:00am | Breakfast |
| 7:00am | Transport to Cultural Tour |
| 8:00am | |
| 9:00am | Cultural Tour |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Cultural Tour |
| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 5:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | Free Time |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | Final Reflection |
| Day 8 | |
|---|---|
| 6:00am | |
| 7:00am | Transport to Airport & Airline Check In |
| 8:00am | |
| 9:00am | |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | |
| 1:00pm | |
| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | |
| 5:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | |
| 7:00pm | |
| 8:00pm | |
Volunteer Donation Goal
Volunteers do not pay to participate in a Dental Brigade. Instead, volunteers fundraise to support Global Brigades’ Holistic Model. Once a volunteer meets a set Donation Goal, they are eligible to join us on-the-ground to see their fundraising efforts put into action by participating in a Dental Brigade.
When a volunteer participates in a Dental Brigade, the volunteer’s ground transportation, food, lodging, and emergency insurance are all covered. The funding that the volunteer raised also supports all the necessary costs for program implementation, such as medications, equipment, local dentists, pharmacists, translators, and support staff.
Airfare is not included in the standard Donation Goal. However, Global Brigades’ travel team can work with volunteers to book airfare and incorporate the airfare expense into the volunteer’s Donation Goal.
2019 Ghana 8 day Dental Brigade –
*The donation goals listed above are for volunteers joining an existing Global Dental Brigades (GDB) Chapter on a university campus. Scholarship opportunities are available for volunteers to meet their Donation Goal by starting or referring a new chapter. Once a volunteer meets their Donation Goal, they have up to 1 year to participate in a Dental Brigade.**USD Donation Goal includes hotel overnight stay in Accra for late arrival flights.
Sustainable Health Fund
A portion of each Donation Goal supports our Sustainable Health Fund which enables year-round health care in partner communities carried out by our local teams. Specifically, the Fund supports initiatives of the medical program that enable sustainable transitions such as the Community Health Workers, Patient Referrals, Community Pharmacy, and the on-going impact evaluation of the program.
Safety
Volunteer safety will always be our absolute top priority. Global Brigades recently engaged Askari International Security, an industry leader in international risk assessment, to complete a comprehensive risk/safety assessment of all brigade operations. A full explanation of safety precautions and procedures can be found on our “Safety & Insurance” page.
In Ghana
- Global Brigades is an active member of OSAC (the Overseas Security Advisory Committee) and the Africa Regional Council (ARC) and receives up-to-date security and safety briefings from the U.S. State Department;
- Established relationship with local police in the Central Region to provide monitoring of volunteer activity on brigades;
- Full-time local Global Brigades medical personnel on-call at all times;
- Adherence to the IVPA standards of international volunteering.
Lodging Facilities
Global Brigades does an annual safety review of all lodging facility partners each year. Lodging facilities provide pillows, bedsheets and towels. Facilities have showers, toilets and sinks with running water (no hot water) as well as filtered clean drinking water dispensers onsite. 24-hour security is provided at all facilities. Conditions are most similar to a comfortable summer camp, with dormitory-style sleeping and shared bathrooms.
Dental Brigades are assigned to lodging facilities based on proximity to the partner community they will be working with.
Weda Ocean View Resort
Weda Ocean View Resort is located 30 minutes from the historical Ghanaian town of Cape Coast along the sandy beach of the Atlantic Ocean on the Accra-Cape Coast highway. The brick hotel situated on top of hill overlooks the Atlantic Ocean and the Anomabo Township and has a rooftop terrace where guests can relax and enjoy the salty sea breeze.
The rooms are fitted with air conditioners, refrigerators, writing desks, armchairs, and wardrobes. Each room has a private bathroom with complimentary toiletries.
Weda Ocean View Resort’s restaurant is operated by trained staff of Global Brigades and serves the best of local and continental cuisines. Laundry service is provided at no cost to volunteers once a week.
Weda Ocean View Resort is also 1.5 hours from the Ekumfi District where all Global Brigades Ghana communities are located.
Bobmah Hotel
Bobmah Hotel is located at Abura Dunkwa, about 30 minutes North-West of Cape
Coast in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese (AAK) District of Ghana. one of the two
Districts that GB Ghana works with. The facility is located in Abura Dunkwa which is
about 5 minutes drive from the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District Assembly Office and
also 30-40 minutes away from most of the communities that GB Ghana works with.
The facility has a total of 18 en suite rooms with air-conditioning. It is also well fenced and gated with 24 hour security present and CCTV cameras fitted at all corners to
ensure the safety and security of volunteers at all times.
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