The Clubs of District 5160 2012-13 Governor s Project
Kenya Smiles: Improving Children s Oral Health in Kenya
The District 5160
VOCATIONAL TRAINING TEAM
Rotary Club Presentation April 2013
Governor Laura Day
Kenya Smiles
will improve the Oral Health of Children in Kenya Through a Sustainable Dental Preventive Care Program.
The Rotary Foundation
Global Grants
Fund projects with
Sustainable, high-impact outcomes and
Long-term impact, In 1 or more of the 6 Areas of Focus
Vocational Training Team
a group of professionals traveling
....to learn more about their profession or ....to teach local professionals about a particular field.
Where is Kenya?
Mukuru kwa Njenga
Nairobi Slum
The Market Place
The first Kenya Smiles backpack
Gichunge Primary School in Meru
Gichunge Primary School Students
Vocational Training Team from Kenya to D 5160 in April 2013
District 5160 Vocational Training Team to Kenya in July 2013
Sheila Hurst Redding West Rotary Project Lead
How Will It Work?
Building AWARENESS Providing INFORMATION
Promoting EDUCATION
.
Collaborative Partner:
Aseptico
Aseptico's surgical, endodontic, and portable dental equipment is manufactured in a 48,000 square foot facility in Woodinville, WA USA and distributed worldwide.
Dr. Peter Gaitho Team Leader President-Elect Rotary Club of Meru, Director & Dental Surgeon Everest Dental Group, Ltd.
Dr. Jane Wamai Kenya Dental Association President Government Dentist at hospitals and clinics
Dr. Kimathi Mwongera Owner, Meru Dental Services, Public Health Lecturer, Kenya Methodist University
Dr. Regina Mutave Kenya Dental Association Council, University of Nairobi School of Dental Sciences Chair, Department of Periodontology/ Community and Preventive Dentistry
Dr. Linus Ndegwa Dentist In Charge Aga Kahn University Hospital, Nairobi
Kenya Dental Association Council Secretary
Dr. Stephen Irungu Kenya’s Chief Dental Officer Ministry of Health
Dr. Peter Gaitho
Team Leader President-Elect Rotary Club of Meru, Director & Dental Surgeon Everest Dental Group, Ltd.
Rotary Club of Meru Supports Kenya Smiles
Director Everest Dental Group, Ltd. with clinics in 4 cities in central Kenya
http://www.everestdental.org
Our 4 clinics offer
A. PERIODONTICS B. PROSTHODONTICS C. SURGICAL PROCEDURES UNDER LOCAL ANAESTHESIA D. SURGICAL PROCEDURES UNDER GENERAL ANAESTHESIA E. ORTHODONTICS G. RESTORATIONS H. ENDODONTICS I. COSMETIC PROCEDURES
We emphasize preventive care
Major issue I wish to address As a director of Everest Dental Group, I wish to offer quality and affordable dental services in Kenya and Eastern Africa by establishing state of the art dental clinics and a private referral dental hospital with research, training, and clinical services.
My biggest challenges are •
•
Financing an infrastructural layout Lack of sufficient number of qualified dental professionals
My family
Dr. Jane Wamai
Kenya Dental Association President Government Dentist at hospitals and clinics
Doing what I do best
Training other dentists
KDA mobile caravan
Major issue I wish to address Access of oral health information and services for everyone especially the children
My biggest challenges are •
•
Getting the necessary support in our resource-poor country for access to dental care To increase the number of dental professionals to provide care
My family
Dr. Kimathi Mwongera
Owner, Meru Dental Services, Public Health Lecturer, Kenya Methodist University
Pre-Testing the Kenya Smiles Backpack
Meru Town
Kenya Methodist University
A rural clinic
Collaborative Partner:
Aseptico
Kenya Smiles will
provide 4 Mobile
Operatories
We can better serve children’s dental care
The major issue I wish to address Is introducing the importance preventive dental care to all the students in the university whatever their major subject of study
My biggest challenge is Getting enough resources and time to do all I want to accomplish to serve the children’s oral health care needs.
My family
Dr. Regina Mutave James
University of Nairobi School of Dental Sciences Chair, Department of Periodontology/ Community and Preventive Dentistry Kenya Dental Association Council
University of Nairobi School of Dental Sciences
U of N Dental School Lab
Dental students serving the community
Volunteering care for children
My biggest challenges are • •
•
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Producing more graduates Increasing the capacity at dental school to train sufficient number of students Moving the focus of training from heavily clinical to include preventive oral health care Increasing the ratio of faculty to students
Major issues I wish to address • •
• •
We are government sponsored There is much competition for limited funds Our facilities are not adequate Our equipment is old
My family
Dr. Linus Ndegwa Dentist In Charge Aga Kahn University Hospital, Nairobi
Kenya Dental Association Council Secretary
Aga Khan University Hospital
We volunteer in the slums
Patients queue for service
Postgraduate Program University of Manchester, UK
KDA helping children
My Goals
ENHANCE CLINICAL SKILLS ENGAGE IN RESEARCH PROMOTE PREVENTION
My biggest challenge is •
Continuous professional development for dentists.
My family
My family
Dr. Stephen Irungu Macharia
Chief Dental Officer of Kenya
Ministry of Medical Services
is committed to Kenya Smiles and will give all the support possible
Chief Dental Officer of Kenya
RESPONSIBLITY: Coordination, management,
oral health care system for a healthy nation
and direction of oral health services
VISION: An efficient and cost effective
I also provide oral treatment
Visiting an oral health facility
Rotary Club of Murang’a
Past president Rotary Club of Murang’a Charter member Rotary Club of Murang’a
The major issues I wish to address are
1) Implementing a National Oral
Health Survey and 2) Establishing a high quality, cost-effective oral health care system in Kenya
My biggest challenges are 1) Administrative budget of the oral health system 2) Inadequate staffing and funding of the oral health care system
My family
WE ALL THANK YOU
Kenya Smiles
will improve the Oral Health of Children in Kenya by developing a Sustainable Dental Preventive Care Program.
Kenya Smiles… …will improve the lives of thousands of children in Kenya.
Thank you.
