We spent two days packing in preparation for our excursion to Urcuqui. Thanks to the patient help of Juan Zambrano we were able to decifer between the various dental instruments and the preperations for our trip were completed smoothly. The actual expedition began Saturday at 5:00 am. We drove three hours north to the beautiful farming village of Urcuqui. When we arrived at the church we found a group of children anxiously waiting for the clinic to begin. We set up all of our equipment and stopped shortly for breakfast.
From Charity Anywhere we had two dentists, four dental students, two medical doctors, two interns, and several other volunteers. The CAF personnel were joined by a handful of local volunteers who helped in every way possible. Over the course of the day 137 people received dental care and 93 people received medical care.