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Dental Care
Outside the big cities people can still
die through abscess of the gums and teeth in Russia. Often
the only dental treatment may be a long journey away
and poorer people cannot afford to travel and resort
to ‘old wives’ remedies’.
Dental equipment can be antiquated and previous experiences
or stories of dental work without pain relief means
patients are often too scared to seek help quickly
enough. X-rays may not be available in small towns
so accurate diagnosis can also be a problem. Love
Russia has created a complete dental clinic in a small
rural town, and a village using modern equipment including
a mobile dental clinic which travels around Internat/orphanages
and villages which have no access to normal dental
treatment.
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