Phase 2

Next week we are launching a new training programme for clinical officers which is an exciting step towards significantly increasing the number of rural health workers trained in emergency dentistry.  Currently, we run Phase 1 where we take UK dentists and dental nurses to train the clinical officers.  Phase 2 is about Bridge2Aid training Tanzanian dentists as trainers of clinical officers.  The potential benefits of this are huge.  First, there's the language - Tanzanian dentists are all fluent in Swahili.  Second, they are based in districts around Tanzania where we often can't get UK volunteers due to travelling or accommodation constraints.  Third, they work for the government and part of their job is to supervise rural clinical officers - we will simply be equipping them to offer training, and helping with some of the logistics to provide basic instrument kits.

It's taken a lot of work to get to this stage, and we're almost ready to go.  The Bridge2Aid dental team are working hard this week preparing all the equipment needed for the training programme.  We are really blessed working as part of a team that is so focussed on doing the job well in a professional, ethical, sustainable and relational way.  

We'll keep you updated as the programme develops.

Paul