Delivering Dentalcare in the Mountains of Hunza
May 2022
A group of Dentists under the umbrella of the Agakhan Health Services chaired by Dr. Amir Lallani went to Gilgit and Hunza to take care of the dental needs of the children in the schools in the remote area.
The participating dentists were Dr. Faisal Hashwani, originally from Pakistan but practicing at the AHS in Tanzania. Dr. Yasmin Shamji who donated the dental clinic in Gilgit and myself.
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The Dental team from Canada, Tanzania, and USA landed in Islamabad A commuter plane took us through the Pamir mountains into Gilgit. We were lucky that the weather was good and that the planes flew otherwise we would have had to make a 12-hour car ride to Gilgit.
We went to schools and children from kindergarten to 12th grade received preventive dental work and extractions if needed. They also received Oral Hygiene Instructions.
At the Jutial Dental Clinic which was donated by Dr. Shamji, we met Dr. Waqar and Dr. Nina. Announcements were made in the respective Jamatkhanas and members of the community and their friends and neighbors came to the clinic for their children’s preventive work.
