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eople
Speroway’snextmedical/dentalmission toEl Salvador
takesplaceNovember 8–16, 2014. To showyour support,
youcancontact
, the ICDorDrs. Cottrell and
Brodedirectly. “We’realwaysopen toanybodywho is
interested inhelping inanycapacity,” saysDr. Cottrell.
“Wecananswer anyquestionsandget you intoa situation
you feelmost comfortablewith.”
Youcan supportbydonatingyour time,moneyor
equipment. The teamwelcomesanycontributionofgood
qualityequipment theycanuseon theirmissions.
will beable todeliver ahigh standard
of careon their ownwithout our help.”
“We’realso trying to teach them the
importanceof sterilization, because
we’vewitnessed thewashingof
instruments in soapandwater,” says
Dr. Cottrell. “Wecanonly treat somany
patients inaweek. By teaching the
local dentists to followcertain safety
protocols,wecanhelppatientswe
don’t get thechance to see.”
Getting involved
Drs. Cottrell andBrodeurgedental
organizations and schools touse
their broad influence to inform their
members and studentsofways they
canget involvedand thebenefitsof
thesemissions. Theybelieve that if
schoolspartneredwithorganizations
tooffer suchprograms for students
at thebeginningof their careers, it
wouldenhanceandbroaden students’
perspectives andpositivelyaffect their
owncareers and theprofession.
They stronglyencourage their
colleagues toget involved inanyway
they feel comfortable, and remind
thecommunity that there isneed
everywhere—not just abroad. “You
don’t have togo toanother country,”
saysDr. Brode. “Therearemanyareas
of needhere inCanada. I thinkpeople
sometimes forget that youcanhelp
underserviced individuals in situations
of highneed right here inyour own
community.”
“Truehappiness comes fromhelping
other people,” saysDr. Cottrell. “There
isnothingnicer than seeingaperson
whohashad their dentition riddled
withcaries, and tobeable tohave
them look inamirror and seea
beautiful smileat theendof it. That’s
all thegratificationyoucouldever
want.”
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ArticlebyAveryFriedlander
Ms. Friedlander is anundergraduate
journalism student at RyersonUniversity
inTorontoandan internat CDA.
TheInternationalCollege
ofDentists(ICD)
The ICD isa leadinghonorarydental
organizationdedicatedtothe
recognitionofoutstandingprofessional
achievementandmeritorious
serviceandthecontinuedprogress
of theprofession forthebenefitof
humankind.Established in1928, the
Collegehasover12,000members in
over122countries. It istheoldestand
largest internationalhonoursociety
fordentists intheworld.TheCollege is
organized into20SectionsandCanada
isSection2.
TheCanadianSection’shumanitarian
arm istheWilliamJ.Spence ICD
MemorialFoundation,which isa
registeredcharity fortaxpurposes.The
Foundationreceivesdonations from
theFellowsof theCanadianSection
andmatchesthemwithapplications
fromdentalhumanitarianprojects
requesting funding.Thisyear, the
CanadianSectionBoardofRegents,
ontheFoundation’srecommendation,
authorized funding intheamountof
$31,000 for6projects: thePortable
OttawaDentalService fortreatmentof
theneedy; theVillageofHopeproject
inKitwe,Africa; theSperowayproject in
ElSalvador; theMedOutreachproject
inAfrica; theSemiahmoo–Philippines
project forschoolchildren;andthe
Semiahmoo–Peruproject.
Currently,Dr.RandallCroutze is
presidentof theCanadianSection
andservesasvice-presidentof the
CDABoardofDirectors.TheCanadian
Sectionwebsite is
Dr.DonnaBrode
Photos: TimFallis
