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| Our last oral health promotion activity was at the local kindergarten school. A new palapa roof was being built while children were playing around it. |
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| Except for this little boy who was patiently waiting for his class to begin. |
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| Waiting for all the kids to arrive that morning. |
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| The first class of 5 year olds begins with education on oral health. |
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| Que bonitas! |
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| ...as we listened intently as well. |
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| Then, we showed them how to brush their teeth. |
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| Then they showed us how to brush their teeth. |
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| Jenna with a captive audience. |
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| Dallas having fun. |
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| We held the caries screening under the palapa. It was already very warm by 9:00 in the morning. |
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| The children are always such eager participants. |
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| Say "ahhhh" or "abre por favor". |
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| The cuteness was everywhere! |
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| Jenna cradling his head for support. |
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| Our second group of 5 year olds. |
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| Now it's your turn, says Danika. |
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| Siarra had this group of girls' attention. |
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| Now spit! Heather was spat on many times this trip. ;-) |
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| Under the palapa. |
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| Rachelle rolled up her sleeves and got to work! |
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| Very well behaved kids and the students weren't bad either. ;-) |
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| "Smile, look, and listen"...that's one way to get their attention. Way to go, Jenna. |
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| I think Heather got spat on again! |
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| Saw 60 children, 34 had obvious decay. When we first started 8 years ago, it seemed like every other child had decay. Happy to see progress, but we have a long ways to go. Soda pop is so commonly consumed here and a very difficult habit to break. |
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| Later that day, we travelled two towns south of San Pancho to visit an after school program at Casa Clu in a small community called San Ignacio. Very poor, isolated, and limited access to social resources. Thank you Jessica for the invitation to come see your beautiful kids. |
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| One child was there when we arrived, then these two became curious and hung around. |
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| Soon, they started coming out of their homes to see what was going on. |
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| Along with our interpreter, Glades, we explained why we were there. |
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| And the crowd began to gather. |
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| ...and gather until we had about 30 children. |
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| The toothbrushing lessons were a hit. |
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| Eager learners. |
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| Not camera shy at all. |
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| Beautiful in every way. |
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| Maria getting right in there to help the children. |
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| Danika making sure that this child feels more confident with his toothbrushing. |
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| Siarra doing the same thing. |
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| Dallas and Glades talking about the benefits of fluoride. |
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| We were very grateful that some parents showed up to see what was going on. |
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| Heather applying fluoride and about ready to get spit on. ;-) |
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| Oh my goodness, the cuteness continues! |
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| Sorry Rachelle to not have captured you on camera. I saw how hard you were working...and again you were hidden from view with this shot. |
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| Ah, there you are Rachelle and some of the gang at Casa Clu. Well done everyone! |
