Poor oral health and the introduction of sugar from western world impacts the quality of peoples’, especially children’s, lives. Worldwide, 60–90% of school children and nearly 100% of adults have dental cavities, often leading to pain and discomfort. The dentist volunteer Lena believe in projects where the emphasis is on education, prevention, the promotion of oral, as well as general health and teaching local people how to carry on the work in their communities.
Images from our journey in Nepal 2013.