Day Three

Day three was  a good day with 72 patients seen.  All of the equipment worked well with very few  hiccups.  We had the few patients that were difficult but everyone is safe and well.  Bob and Jim say "Hi" to family.  Looking at tomorrow we will see approximately 50 patients with Dr. Paul teaching a seminar in the afternoon.  Tomorrow night is Scottish dancing at the Latino club in Kampala.  More on that later.

Good Second day of clinic

Today was a good second day.  We saw 65 patients and had a. good mix of heavy work (many extractions, crowns, etc.) and just a toothbrush prophy. Tomorrow promises to be a busy day with 80 patients booked.  Some highlights today... one of our Sterilizers went down for the count but fortunately we were able to borrow one from Mildmay for the duration which is as quick and holds more instruments,  because of this we were able to learn the conversion of PSI to KPSI (Jim knew it was KiloPascals per inch).  Bob was able to repair one of the children's trikes with a hacksaw and J.B. weld.  We also had several great photographs that will be posted on our return.  More tomorrow.

Arrival and First Day of Clinic

We arrived after a thankfully uneventful flight.  All of our bags arrived and we were ready to begin.  Saturday we set up and got our bugs worked out of the equipment leaving Sunday to rest.   Some of us started the day with worship at Watoto Church and then went to a pool to relax while others chose to go shopping.
Today our group was introduced at church and had to go in front of the church to be thanked.  We were very greatful and moved.
Clinic started with a bang as we saw 86 children and weren't finished until after 7:00PM.  We are all exhausted and will sleep well tonight.  Tomorrow and the rest of the week we have an average of 80+ patients and will look forward to a relaxing weekend.  More later.

We're in Amsterdam

We arrived safely in Amsterdam after an uneventful flight.  Eight hours to here, a 3 + hour layover here, and another 8 hour flight, 1hour layover in Rwanda, and then 1.5 hours to Entebbe.  By the time this long day is over we will have traveled for 23 hours.  I'll update you on Saturday morning.

Uganda-Minnesota Mission Trip Itinerary 2012

2012 List

Our Mission Team list for 2012 is complete!  This year's team includes : (Dentists) Dr. Paul Musherure,  Dr. Sara Podoll, Dr. Joni Richmond, Dr. Sally Schuette, Dr. Justin Stevens, (Assistants and Techs) John Walker, Randy McCloud, Mackenzie McCloud, Julie Barbier, Lisa McCloud, Jodi Kyrk, Terry Syverson, Pam Syverson, Judy Prowse, Colleen Gauron, Mayra Almeida, Shelly Hoeykens, Molly Meyers, Karrie Schutt, Sharon Timmons, Janelle Johnson, Elizabeth Nickman, Kim Gauron, Jim McMenimen, and Bob Witt.  We leave on January 12th and are getting ready.

Preparation

Prepartation is underway. In October,  Randy and Lisa McCloud, Terry Syverson, and John Walker attended a seminar at the home of Chris Swartz to learn how to repair our dental carts and sterilization equipment.  It was very informative and will pay dividends immediately.

December 3rd we will be meeting to pack our supplies that we have gathered during the year at the home of Terry and Pam Syverson.  Including dental supplies, toys and clothing for the children, we will weigh and pack the items in shipping containers.  This helps to get our thoughts pointed toward Africa and the short time that we will have until our trip.