Dentistry For Every Village Foundation, Inc., recently opened their second charity dental clinic. The facility is located in the campus of the Rogationist College and Seminary in Merville Park, Parañaque, Philippines. The religious congregation that owns the campus will be managing the clinic to further improve their charitable health care ministry for the multitude of indigent residents living in their area of responsibility.
The project dubbed as the San Antonio de Padua Charity Dental Clinic was built through many grants and donations solicited by the Foundation mainly from the friends of the Congregation, lead by Mrs. Silver Salazar of Parañaque City.
Leading the list of large US-based donors are the Academy of Dentistry International Foundation, Marifi Pipkin, DMD of Apple Valley, CA., Matthew Okui, DDS of Encino, CA., Russell Rayman, MD of Arlington VA., and the DLV Family Trust.
The dental chair complete with an operating light and a cuspidor was donated by a couple of successful Filipino dentists, Dr. Guy Lapid and his wife Dr. Carina Lapid of Antipolo City. It was enhanced with E-Generator Handpieces and a blood pressure machine.
Jerry Doviack, the CEO of Continental Dental Laboratories of Torrance, California, donated a dental x-ray unit. Doviack concurrently operates the largest dental laboratory in the Philippines. The unit works with the digital x-ray sensor with a 32-inch monitor donated by a large group of donors.
An anonymous donor with roots in the Philippines donated a central vacuum unit enhanced with an amalgam waste separator, the first ever in the Philippines. A group of Filipino dentists in the greater LA area donated the digital steam-driven sterilizer and another donor gave n ultrasonic cleaning unit.
The clinic also features a wireless endodontic handpiece, and a wireless LED composite curing machine and an ultrasonic prophylaxis unit. A 1TB high-speed Dell computer that runs the digital x-ray sensor and an intra-oral camera coupled with an 8710 HP printer was also provided.
Two UV Germicidal lights to help keep the instruments in a relatively germ-free environment were installed in the main instrument cabinet. Hand instruments were color coded for easy identification and servicing.
Multiple surgical instruments were also part of the armamentariu provided. A mini lab furnished with a vibrator, model trimmer, vacuum forming machine and a micro-motor was also made part of the clinic
The Rogationist Provincial Superior, Rev. Fr. Herman Abcede, RCJ with the help of the Provincial Vicar, Rev. John Lucas, blessed and officially opened the clinic.
Dr. Amry Chavez of Las Piñas City heads a group of volunteers who will man the office on a regular basis. D4EVF will provide dental supplies as needed.
The Dentistry for Every Village Foundation, Inc., raises funds by seeking grants and donations to build dental clinics. These clinics are donated to health care institutions that have the resources to house the facility, experiences and expertise to run them efficiently, and whose management is supportive of the cause.
