Swiss Dental Help Association in Myanmar Purchase of an autoclave, materials, fridge, AC, x -ray...
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Swiss Dental Help Association in Myanmar
www.thannaka.ch
Founded by Mrs Aygol Vermot Babaki, a Swiss dental hygienist & Mr Steeve Vermot
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2007
Our first trip to Myanmar and discovering the Phaung Daw Oo Monastic School in Mandalay (7500 children from disadvantaged families and orphan children).
Check-ups for 500 children to discover that more than 80% of them were suffering from dental disease.
Dental health lessons were given to thousands of children and students of this school-orphanage.
Back in Switzerland and creation of the Thannaka Association. Working hard to find funding to be able to open a dental clinic and offer free
toothpastes and toothbrushes.
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Dental health lesson (translated in Myanmar language by a teacher)
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Dental check-ups, which revealed that more than 80% of children had dental health problems
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The school principal took our work very seriously
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Teaching oral hygiene, dental check-ups and distributing toothbrushes
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2008
With the first funds, purchase of the 1st dental unit and opening the dental clinic of the Thannaka Association
Purchase of a water pump, generator, compressor, basic materials for dental treatments
Collaboration with local dentists to treat for free children from this school 2x/week
Trying to find Swiss volunteers (dentist and dental hygienist) to work and treat the children in this school
Creation of the website www.thannaka.ch
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Opening of the dental clinic of the Thannaka Association inside the Phaung Daw Oo School.
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2009
Purchase of an autoclave, materials, fridge, AC, x-ray equipment…and thousands of toothbrushes and toothpastes
Check up for the 500 children to see the evolution of the dental state Collaboration with the university of Mandalay : the dental students can
practice for free and expand their knowledge in our dental clinic Dental Health lesson given in the classrooms and to the teachers
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Dental health lesson and check-ups to compare the state of the oral health with 2007
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The founders of the Thannaka Association -Steeve Vermot & Aygol Vermot Babaki-
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Working at the dental clinic
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2010
1st volunteer dentist from Switzerland Trained and hired a dental assistant to assist dentists / dental hygienists and
teach oral hygiene Each child in Phaung Daw Oo Monastic School receives a free toothbrush
every year in our dental clinic
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Mrs Sabahat Lugon, our 1st swiss volunteer dentist working with Kaythi our dental assitant
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2011
Purchase of a second dental unit, more powerful compressor, and more equipment for dental treatments
Wrote articles about our association in local newspapers and special dental reviews to collect funds and find volunteers
Second dentist from Switzerland to work voluntarily and free of charge in our dental clinic
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Organizing the dental clinic with the local dentists
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Buying dental materials, toothbrushes and toothpastes
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Aline Hagger, a Swiss volunteer dentist
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2012
We work hard to find funds & volunteers - Writing articles in local newspapers - Writing articles in dental reviews - Working on our website - Promote our association on Facebook (group) - Sell calendars - Photos exhibitions - Give conferences to service club Sent two Swiss dental hygienists
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Andrea Von Allmen, a Swiss volunteer dental hygienist
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Marion Kunz, a Swiss volunteer dental hygienist
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The 7500 children in this school need our help
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2013
Same as 2012… Sent some volunteers: - 2 couples of Swiss dentists - 1 dentist from Austria - 1 Swiss dental hygienist Organization of the dental clinic by the volunteer dentists Teaching Swiss dental technology to local dentists
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Denis Honneger, a Swiss volunteer dentist, and his wife Sandrine.
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Sandrine teaching them oral hygiene
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Denis also taught Swiss dental technology to the local dentists and dental students
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The local dentists and dentist students practicing
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Gabi Baumeister, a german volunteer dentist, gave dental health lesson to thousands children
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Thomas Eroes, a volunteer Swiss dentist with his wife Françoise. They did a lot concerning the organization of the dental clinic and taught our dental
assistant how to maintain the equipment.
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Andrea Von Allmen, a Swiss dental hygienist, helped us already in 2012 and is back again working as volunteer with her boyfriend
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2014
We are back…with our 18 month old baby boy We are working in the dental clinic Giving dental health instruction to the 300 teachers with insistance that they
continue to give this lesson to their students once every month Had excellent collaboration with the university of Mandalay. The dental
students can practice (for free) and learn more in our dental clinic Buying a lot of dental materials and toothbrushes
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Dental health lesson to some teachers
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Buying material for dental treatment and some many toothbrushes &
toothpastes
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Meetings with the principal of the school, local dentists and some teachers
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…To be continued…
Thank you so much to all of our volunteers : dentists and dental hygienists
to all our partners and club services for donations
We will continue to help more children and disadvantaged people from this beautiful country.
Please continue to help us by making a donation or work as volunteer !
www.thannaka.ch