Baylor University College of Dentistry - Baylor Burr Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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erteestrainrienihhirtt et eerie hee wore rap euleienticnemnoacnomesls eee er ciot Mr. Jack Breeland, left, president of the East Dallas Lions Club, discusses the proposed dental mission with Drs, Bendele, | Green, and McNiece. The East Dallas club was one of the sponsors of the mission. COTO RRR RNC se ans HTT Selecting surgical instruments to be shipped before departure were Dr, Bendele and Dr. Green with Mr. J. R. Marcontel, center. 119 ete cates a

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118 Above: Enplaning for Nicaragua—Descending the steps are: Dr. Richard McNiece, Dr. Bill Green, Larry Cunningham, and ae pes Marcon tel. Pictured left at foot of steps, Dr. Richard endele. ae ) e7 The Baylor Dental Health Mission to Central America During the month of July the profession of den- tistry was practiced for the first time in many vil- lages of the Central American countries of Nicaragua and Honduras. Unless teams of dentists from Baylor University College of Dentistry return, these remote villages may never again have the benefit of such a dental service. The Baylor Dental Health Mission was part of the Student Religious Activities program of the Col- lege of Dentistry. The purpose of the pilot program was: (1) to give a few selected individuals the op- portunity to use their professional knowledge in an unselfish way to relieve a part of the world’s suffer- ing and (2) to allow this experience to shape their professional and religious values. In Honduras, Dr. Leon Lewis, an instructor, was joined by Dr. Glenn Baker, Tom David and Jack King. In Nicaragua, the group included Dr. Richard Bendele, Dr. Richard McNiece, Dr. Bill P. Green, Dr. Ron Holman, and Larry Cunningham. Skillern’s Drug Stores of Dallas was sponsor of the Honduras mission. Mr. Sol Hirsch (right), president of Skillern’s, ob- pplies by (left to right) Dr. Leon Lewis, Tom David, Jack King, and Dr. Glenn served the packing of instruments and su Baker.

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Baylor Dental Central America (Left) Due to lack of time, only painful teeth were ex- tracted, Using the universal sign language, a young Nicaraguan cowboy pointed to a tooth that Dr. Ben- dele would extract. (Below) The government did not always notify a village of the coming of the dental team. Work was done in areas where tourists do not go, so that the presence of the “Gringos” quickly brought a crowd of patients. (Below) A temporary clinic was set up in a store in the village of San Ramon, Nicaragua. No dental (Below) Senior dental student Tom David examined a typical patient, Children were care was available for the people of this typical warm, friendly, and appreciative of the work of the Baylor Dental team. mountain village, The dental team consisted of the Se, ‘ oe rey a at ee NE gd at